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16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Proverbs 26:16 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 16)Observe, 1. The high opinion which the sluggard has of himself, notwithstanding the gross absurdity and folly of his slothfulness: He thinks himself wiser than seven men , than seven wise men, for they are such as can render a reason . It is the wisdom of a man to be able to render a reason , of a good man to be able to give a reason of the hope that is in him , 1 Pet. 3:15. What we do we should b...
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