Proverbs 26:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.”
Proverbs 26:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:14 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.”
Proverbs 26:14 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Asthe door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. ”
Proverbs 26:14 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.”
Proverbs 26:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed. ”
Proverbs 26:14 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As the doore turneth vpon his hinges, so doeth the slouthfull man vpon his bed.”
Proverbs 26:14 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:14 in Context — Proverbs 26
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
What Does Proverbs 26:14 Mean?
Proverbs 26:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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