Proverbs 22:13 The slacker says, "There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!" Struggle with Bible Reading? Go Audio. The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!” The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!” The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!

What does Proverbs 22:13 mean? The book of Proverbs contains many indictments of laziness (Proverbs 6:6–11; 12:24; 18:9; 19:15). Here, Solomon (Proverbs 10:1) notes the absurd lengths to which some people go to excuse their lack of effort.

The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

Don't be so lazy that you say, “If I go to work, a lion will eat me!” The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets! The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

(13) The slothful man saith, There is a lion without . . . —No excuses are too absurd for him, he fears to meet a lion in the open country, or, he might be murdered in the streets. Proverbs 22:13.

Proverbs 22:13 In-Context 11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend. 12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

Encouraging and challenging you to seek intimacy with God every day. The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

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.

One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty. The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!” The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; a man who is under the LORD’s wrath falls into it. Folly is bound up.

How does the concept of the sluggard in Proverbs 22:13 relate to the servant in the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25? 3. In what ways can fear prevent us from fulfilling our God-given duties, and how can we combat this fear with faith?