Proverbs 26:14
Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
In Context
13The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
15The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.
Proverbs 24:33You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest.
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 →