Proverbs 26:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

Young's Literal Translation
Wiser [is] the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven [men] returning a reason.

King James Bible
The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Hebrew
The sluggard
עָצֵ֣ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6102: Sluggish, lazy

[is] wiser
חָכָ֣ם (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

in his own eyes
בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

than seven men
מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה (miš·šiḇ·‘āh)
Preposition-m | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

who answer
מְשִׁ֣יבֵי (mə·šî·ḇê)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

discreetly.
טָֽעַם׃ (ṭā·‘am)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2940: A taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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