14As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.


In Context

11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

14 As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

Proverbs 26:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:14[As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:14As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard upon his bed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:14The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turns on his hinges, so does the slothful on his bed.