Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
In Context
13The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.
15The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and it grieveth him to turn it to his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 24:33Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little 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 →