Proverbs 26:14

As a door turns on the hinge, 1 So does a sluggard on his bed. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

In Context

13A sluggard when sent on a journey says, 1 There is a lion in the ways, 1 And there are murderers in the streets. 1

15A sluggard having hidden his hand in his bosom, 1 Will not be able to bring it up to his mouth. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:24The hand of chosen men shall easily obtain rule; 1 But the deceitful shall be for a prey. 1

Proverbs 24:33The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, 1 And for a little while I fold my arms across my breast. 1

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 →

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