Proverbs 26:14

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

12Some men think that they are already wise. A fool is more likely to learn something than they are. 13A lazy person does not go out of his house. He says, ‘There is a lion outside in the street!’ A lazy person turns over in his bed, like a door that continues to open and close. 15A lazy person pushes his hand into his bowl of food. But then he is too tired to lift his hand up to his mouth. 16A lazy person thinks that he is very wise. He thinks that he is wiser than seven people who can answer questions well.

Proverbs 26:14 word by word

הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסּ֣וֹב עַל־צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the doorדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
• turnethסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• upon his hingesצִירtsîyr · hingeH6735
• the slothfulעָצֵל‛âtsêl · sluggishH6102
• upon his bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:14

• Proverbs 6:9But you, you lazy man, you lie in bed too long! Will you never get up to work?
• Proverbs 12:24If you work hard, you will become a leader. But if you are lazy, you will become a slave.
• Proverbs 24:33You may say, ‘I will have a short sleep. I will rest quietly for a while.’
• Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be slow to learn. Instead, you will copy the example of those people who continue to trust God. They continue to be patient when trouble happens to them. People like that receive what God has promised to his people.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 26:14

• Door
• House
• Idleness
• Slothfulness

In the dictionaries

• Causeless
• Conceit
• Doors
• Hinge
• Kindle
• Render
• Seemly
• Sport
• Talebearer
• Door

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