Proverbs 22:13-15 in English

¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it.

^14a Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

¹⁵ Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

¹⁵ Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.

¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be murdered in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ Lazy people remain in their houses; they say, “A lion might attack me if I go out into the street to go to work!”

¹⁴ What ◄wives who commit adultery/immoral women► say to men MTY is like a deep pit MET into which those men fall; those with whom Yahweh is angry will fall into that pit.

¹⁵ Children SYN naturally do things that are foolish, but if you punish/spank them PRS, they will ◄stop doing foolish things/learn to behave as they should►.

¹³ The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them; but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

¹⁵ Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

¹⁵ Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

¹³ The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.

¹³ Lazy people make claims like, “There's a lion outside! I might be killed if I go out there!”

¹⁴ The seductive words of an immoral woman are a dangerous trap—if the Lord's angry with you, then you'll fall right in.

¹⁵ Children are naturally foolish; physical correction helps them to see sense.

¹³ The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.

¹⁴ The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.

¹³ The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The slothful saith, There is a lion without, in the midst of the streets shall I be murdered.

¹⁴ A deep pit is the mouth of adulterous women: he that hath obtained the indignation of the Lord will fall thereinto.

¹⁵ When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard makes excuses, and says, There is a lion in the ways, and murderers in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit; And he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it.

^14a Evil ways are before a man, And he does not like to turn away from them; But it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

¹⁵ Folly is attached to the heart of a child, But the rod and instruction are then far from him.

¹³ The slothful man saith, “There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.”

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He with whom the LORD is angry shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Folly is bound to the heart of a child; But the rod of correction will drive it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Adonai ’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the street! I will be killed in the open places.”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; Yahweh's anger is stirred up against anyone who falls into it.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under Yahweh’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred by the LORD shall fall therein.

¹⁵ Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

¹⁴ The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

¹³ A slow man shall say, A lion is withoutforth; I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of an alien woman is a deep ditch; he to whom the Lord is wroth shall fall into it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound together in the heart of a child; and a rod of chastising or discipline shall drive it away.

¹³ A slow man shall say (or A lazy person shall say), A lion is withoutforth; I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

¹⁴ The mouth of an alien woman is a deep ditch; he to whom the Lord is wroth shall fall into it. (The mouth of a woman with whom thou hast been intimate, but who is not thy wife, is a deep ditch; he to whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it.)

¹⁵ Folly is bound together in the heart of a child; and a rod of chastising shall drive it away. (Foolishness is bound up in a child’s heart, but the rod of discipline shall drive it away.)

¹³ The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

¹⁴ A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.