Similitudes and Instructions
Proverbs 26:14
In 11 translations
- BSB
- As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
- KJV
- As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
- WEB
- As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
- ASV
- As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
- LSV
- The door turns around on its hinge, || And the slothful on his bed.
- YLT
- The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
- DBY
- [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
- DRC
- As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
- GNV
- As the doore turneth vpon his hinges, so doeth the slouthfull man vpon his bed.
- JPS
- The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.
- LXXE
- As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסּ֣וֹב עַל־צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃
- LXX-Br
- Ὥσπερ θύρα στρέφεται ἐπὶ τοῦ στρόφιγγος, οὕτως ὀκνηρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς κλίνης αὐτοῦ.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
- Proverbs 6:9–10How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
- Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).