Proverbs 26:13
13 Loafers say, "It's dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!" and then pull the covers back over their heads.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:13
Commentary on Proverbs 26:13
(Read Proverbs 26:13)
The slothful man hates every thing that requires care and labour. But it is foolish to frighten ourselves from real duties by fancied difficulties. This may be applied to a man slothful in the duties of religion.