Proverbs 26:14
A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
In Context
13The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:14
The Disgrace of Slothfulness. 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. When a man talks foolishly we say, He talks idly; for none betray their folly more than those who are idle and go about to excuse themselves in their idleness. As men's folly makes them slothful, so their slothfulness makes them foolish. Observe, 1. What the slothful man really dreads. He dreads the way, the streets, the place where work is to be done and a journey to be gone; he hates business, hates… Read the whole commentary →