New English Translation
Proverbs 26:14
14Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard 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 wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. 13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!” Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. 15The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. 16The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation than seven people who respond with good sense.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:14 word by word
הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסּ֣וֹב עַל־צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 26:14
- Proverbs 6:9How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?
- Proverbs 12:24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.
- Proverbs 24:33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
- Hebrews 6:12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
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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