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


In Context

11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who 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 roams the streets!|

14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard 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 with discretion.

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 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 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.