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


In Context

11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"

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

15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard 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.