Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:14
14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
- New International Version (NIV)As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.
Context of Proverbs 26:14
12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. 13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!” As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed. 15The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. 16The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:14 word by word
הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסּ֣וֹב עַל־צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:14
- Proverbs 6:9How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
- Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Commentaries on Proverbs 26:14
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 Having seen the slothful man in fear of his work, here we find him in love with his ease. Bodily ease is the sad occasion of many spiritual diseases. He does not care to get forward with his business. Slothful professors turn thus. The world and the flesh are hinges on which they are hung; and though they move in a course of outward services, yet they are not the nearer to heaven.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The slacker: See Proverbs 6:6–11; 10:4–5; 15:19; 22:13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. (Compare Pr 6:10; 24:33).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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