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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.

Context of Proverbs 26:14

12Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them. 13A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!” As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. 15A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. 16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.

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 6:9How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
• Proverbs 12:24Diligent hands 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 6:12We do not want you to become lazy, but to 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

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