Proverbs 26:14
Like as the doore turneth about vpon the hynges: euen so doth the slouthfull walter him selfe in his bed.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
In Context
13The slouthfull saith, there is a lion in the way, and a lion in the middest of the streates.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
Proverbs 24:33Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:
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 →