THEOSISNikolaj Velimirovic
Laziness is contrary to human nature. Activity is natural for man. He strives to be occupied – to work, to build. Laziness is a trustworthy sign that the nature of man is disturbed.
Proverbs 22:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.
אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 26:13The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
- Prov 26:16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.
- Prov 15:19The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns: the way of the just is without offence.
- Num 13:32But the others, that had been with him, said: No, we are not able to go up to this people, because they are stronger than we.
- Num 13:33And they spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed, devoureth its inhabitants: the people, that we beheld are of a tall stature.