Proverbs 26:14
As the doore turneth vpon his hinges, so doeth the slouthfull man vpon his bed.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
In Context
13The slouthfull man sayth, A lyon is in the way: a lyon is in the streetes.
15The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
Proverbs 24:33Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.
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 →