Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard upon his bed.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
In Context
13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Proverbs 24:33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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 →