American Standard Version (1901)
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:16
84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament
ASV Byzantine Text
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Asang Khongca Bible
Thasae kami loe khopoek thaih kami sarihto pongah, angmah hoi angmah to palungha kue ah poek.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs
Kolhnaw he amah mikhmuh ah tah, omih neh aka thuung hlang parhih lakah aka cueih la ngai uh.
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Kolhnaw he amah mikhmuh ah tah, omih neh aka thuung hlang parhih lakah aka cueih la ngai uh.
Hawaiian Bible 1868
He naauao loa ka mea pulaualelo i kona manao iho, Mamua o na kanaka ehiku e hoike ana i ka oiaio.
English Berean Standard Bible
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Haitian Creole Bible 1985
Parese mete nan tèt li li gen plis konprann pase sèt moun lespri ki konn sa y'ap di.
Clementine Vulgate 1598
Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
Bible in Basic English
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
French: Bible J.N. Darby
Le paresseux est plus sage à ses yeux que sept [hommes] qui répondent avec bon sens.
Czech Kralická Bible 1613
Moudřejší jest lenivý u sebe sám, nežli sedm odpovídajících s soudem.
Kosraean Bible
Sie mwet alsrangesr el ac nunku mu el etu liki mwet itkosr su ku in aketeya nunak lalos arulana kalem.
World Portuguese Bible
O preguiçoso é mais sábio aos seus próprios olhos do que sete homens que respondem com discrição.
Romanian BTF Bible
Leneșul este mai înțelept în îngâmfarea lui decât șapte bărbați care pot întoarce un motiv.
Brenton English Septuagint
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Burmese Common Language Bible
ပျင်းရိသောသူက၊ ငါသည် အကျိုးအကြောင်းကို ပြတတ်သောသူ ခုနစ်ယောက်ထက်သာ၍ ပညာရှိသည် ဟု ကိုယ်ကိုထင်တတ်၏။
Darby Translation
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly.
German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible
Der Faule ist weiser in seinen Augen als sieben, die verständig antworten.
Dutch Bible 1917
De luiaard is wijzer in zijn ogen, dan zeven, die met rede antwoorden.
Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius
Een luiaard denkt, dat hij wijzer is Dan zeven mensen, die verstandige antwoorden geven.
Italian Diodati Bible
Al pigro par di esser savio, Più che sette che dànno risposte di prudenza.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.
Geneva Bible 1599
The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceite, then seuen men that can render a reason.
Noyes Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men who can render a reason.
Danish Bible 1931
Den lade tykkes sig større Vismand end syv, der har kloge Svar.
Leeser Tanakh
The slothful is wiser in his own eyes, than seven men that can give wise answers.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that give wise answer.
King James Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
King James Version + Apocrypha
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Vietnamese Bible 1923
Kẻ biếng nhác tự nghĩ mình khôn ngoan Hơn bảy người đáp lại cách có lý.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Revised West Version
ʻOku poto hake ʻae fakapikopiko ʻi heʻene mahalo ʻaʻana, ʻi he kau tangata ʻe toko fitu ʻoku faʻa tali ʻaki ʻae lea ʻoku totonu.
French Ostervald Bible
Le paresseux se croit plus sage que sept hommes qui savent répondre avec bon sens.
Esperanto Bible
Maldiligentulo estas en siaj okuloj pli saĝa, Ol sep veraj saĝuloj.
French Louis Segond 1910 Bible
Le paresseux se croit plus sage Que sept hommes qui répondent avec bon sens.
German Luther Bible 1912
Ein Fauler dünkt sich weiser denn sieben, die da Sitten lehren.
LXX2012 U. S. English
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
British English Septuagint 2012
A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Majority Standard BIble
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Webster Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Revised Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Italian Riveduta Bible
Il pigro si crede più savio di sette uomini che dànno risposte sensate.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Le paresseux se croit plus sage à ses propres yeux que sept hommes qui répondent avec discernement.
Reina Valera 1909
A su ver es el perezoso más sabio que siete que le den consejo.
Spanish BLL
El perezoso se cree más sabio que siete personas que responden con inteligencia.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
El perezoso es más sabio en su propia opinión que siete hombres que saben responder con discreción.
Croatian Bible
Lijenčina se čini sebi mudrijim od sedmorice koji umno odgovaraju.
Serbian DK Bible (Latin)
Lenivac misli da je mudriji od sedmorice koji odgovaraju razumno.
German Textbibel
Ein Fauler dünkt sich weiser als sieben, die verständig zu antworten wissen.
Updated Brenton English Septuagint
A sluggard seems to himself wiser Than one who most satisfactorily brings back a message.
Hebrew OT (WLC)
חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם׃
World English Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World English Bible (Catholic)
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World English Bible British Edition
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World English Bible Classic
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World English Bible Updated
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World Messianic Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
World Messianic Bible British Edition
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
Young's Literal Translation
Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.
SEPTUAGINTA
σοφώτερος ἑαυτῷ ὀκνηρὸς φαίνεται τοῦ ἐν πλησμονῇ ἀποκομίζοντος ἀγγελίαν.
Brenton Septuagint
Σοφώτερος ἑαυτῷ ὀκνηρὸς φαίνεται, τοῦ ἐν πλησμονῇ ἀποκομίζοντος ἀγγελίαν.
Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)
Ленешул се креде май ынцелепт декыт шапте оамень каре рэспунд ку жудекатэ.
Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish
Легун здається сам собі мудрійшим за семеро, що в лад, подумавши, відповідають.
Ukrainian Freedom Bible
Легун здається сам собі мудрійшим за семеро, що в лад, подумавши, відповідають.
Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)
Ленивац мисли да је мудрији од седморице који одговарају разумно.
Russian Synodal Bible
Ленивец в глазах своих мудрее семерых, отвечающих обдуманно.
Hebrew Masoretic OT
חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם׃
Modern Hebrew Bible
חכם עצל בעיניו משבעה משיבי טעם׃
Arabic Van Dyck Bible
اَلْكَسْلَانُ أَوْفَرُ حِكْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِهِ مِنَ ٱلسَّبْعَةِ ٱلْمُجِيبِينَ بِعَقْلٍ.
Old Persion Version Bible
کاهل در نظر خود حکیمتر است از هفت مرد که جواب عاقلانه میدهند.
Judson Burmese Bible
ပျင်းရိ သောသူက၊ ငါသည် အကျိုးအကြောင်းကို ပြတတ်သောသူ ခုနစ် ယောက်ထက် သာ၍ပညာရှိသည် ဟု ကိုယ်ကိုထင်တတ်၏။
Korean Bible 1910
게으른 자는 선히 대답하는 사람 일곱보다 자기를 지혜롭게 여기느니라
Japanese Freedom Bible
怠け者は自分の目には、 思慮深く答える七人よりも、自分のほうが知恵があると思う。
World Chinese Bible
懒惰人自以为 比七个能审慎回答的人更有智慧。
Chinese Union Version (simplified)
懒惰人看自己比七个善于应对的人更有智慧。
Chinese Union Version (traditional)
懶惰人看自己比七個善於應對的人更有智慧。
Portuguese Bíblia Livre
O preguiçoso se acha mais sábio aos próprios olhos do que sete que respondem com prudência.
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Mashi Bible
Omwôlo kw’amanya mpu ye murhimanya olushîne, walusha bantu nda bashuza n’obwîrhonzi.
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German Schlachter Bible 1951
Ein Fauler dünkt sich weiser als sieben, die verständige Antworten geben.
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La Biblia en Español Sencillo
El que odia el trabajo en su opinión, se cree más sabio que siete hombres que son capaces de dar una respuesta con buen sentido.
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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)
El perezoso se cree más sabio Que siete hombres que responden con discreción.
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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible
The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is chacham in his own eyes, more than seven that give an excellent answer.
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