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New Living Translation

Proverbs 26:14

As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Door;   House;   Idleness;   Slothfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Laziness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Beds;   Idleness and Sloth;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Doors;   Hinge;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   House;   Proverbs, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hinge;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Door;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Door;   Hinge;   House;   Proverb;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Door and Door-Post;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
As the door turns on its hinges,So does the sluggard on his bed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Like as the doore turneth about vpon the hynges: euen so doth the slouthfull walter him selfe in his bed.
Darby Translation
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
New King James Version
As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.
Literal Translation
As the door turns on its hinge, so is the lazy one on his bed.
Easy-to-Read Version
Like a door on its hinges, a lazy man turns back and forth on his bed.
World English Bible
As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
King James Version (1611)
As the doore turneth vpon his hinges: so doeth the slothfull vpon his bedde.
King James Version
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Like as the dore turneth aboute vpon the tresholde, euen so doth the slouthfull welter himself in his bedd.
THE MESSAGE
Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed.
Amplified Bible
As the door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].
American Standard Version
As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
Bible in Basic English
A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
Update Bible Version
[As] the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
Webster's Bible Translation
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
New English Translation
Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
Contemporary English Version
A door turns on its hinges, but a lazy person just turns over in bed.
Complete Jewish Bible
The door turns on its hinges, and the lazy man on his bed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
As the doore turneth vpon his hinges, so doeth the slouthfull man vpon his bed.
George Lamsa Translation
As a door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful turn on his bed.
Hebrew Names Version
As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.
New Life Bible
As a door turns, so does the lazy man on his bed.
English Revised Version
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard upon his bed.
Berean Standard Bible
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
New Revised Standard
As a door turns on its hinges, so does a lazy person in bed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The door, turneth on its hinges, and, the sluggard, upon his bed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Lexham English Bible
The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed.
English Standard Version
As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
New American Standard Bible
As the door turns on its hinges, So does a lazy one on his bed.
New Century Version
Like a door turning back and forth on its hinges, the lazy person turns over and over in bed.
Good News Translation
Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.
Christian Standard Bible®
A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
As a dore is turned in his hengis; so a slow man in his bed.
Revised Standard Version
As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Young's Literal Translation
The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

Contextual Overview

14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 24:33, Hebrews 6:12

Cross-References

Genesis 12:16
Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
Genesis 13:2
(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)
Genesis 26:13
He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow.
Genesis 26:14
He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
Genesis 37:11
But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.
1 Samuel 18:9
So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
Job 1:3
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
Job 5:2
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
Job 42:12
So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Psalms 112:3
They themselves will be wealthy, and their good deeds will last forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[As] the door turneth upon his hinges,.... And moves this way and that way, and opens and shuts, and yet hangs where it did, is not moved from its place:

so [doth] the slothful upon his bed; he turns himself from side to side, but is still on his bed, and does not move out of it, and go about his business. Aben Ezra makes mention of another reading and sense, "the door turneth upon his hinges", and is opened to let men out, one and another, to his work; "but [yet] the slothful man [is] upon his bed"; though one and another rise and go about business, and he hears the door open again and again, he stirs not, but keeps his, bed. So profane sinners lie on the bed of sinful lusts and sensual pleasures, indulge themselves in chambering and wantonness, and do not care to rise from hence, and walk honestly as in the daytime; and though their consciences are sometimes jogged by inward pricks, and they are moved a little by the reproofs of their friends, or awakened by the judgments of God; yet these are quickly over, and they give themselves a turn and go to sleep again: sometimes there are some motions in them, some thoughts and resolutions of amendment, some purposes to do good works; but, alas! their slothfulness is so great, and the habits and customs of sin so strong, that they cannot break through them, shake off their sloth, and come out, but remain as they were: and so it is with carnal professors, resting in their own works, and in a round of duties; and after ten, twenty, thirty years' profession, or more, they are just where they were; have no spiritual knowledge, judgment, and experience.


 
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