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


In Context

11 As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

12 Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

13 The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'

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

15 The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

16 Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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