Proverbs 26:14
Strong's Lexicon
[As] a door
הַ֭דֶּלֶת (had·de·leṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1817: 1) door, gate 1a) a door 1b) a gate 1c) (fig.) 1c1) of chest lid 1c2) of crocodile jaws 1c3) of doors of the heavens 1c4) of an easily-accessible woman

turns
תִּסּ֣וֹב (tis·sō·wḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round 1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be turned 1f2) to be surrounded

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

its hinges,
צִירָ֑הּ (ṣî·rāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6735: 1) envoy, messenger 2) pivot of door, hinge 3) pang, distress

so the sluggard
וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל (wə·‘ā·ṣêl)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: 1) sluggish, lazy 1a) sluggard (subst)

[turns] on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

his bed.
מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ (miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4296: 1) couch, bed, bier

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

Young's Literal Translation
The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.

New American Standard Bible
[As] the door turns on its hinges, So [does] the sluggard on his bed.

King James Bible
[As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

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

King James Bible
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.

International Standard Version
The door turns on its hinges— as does the lazy person on his bed.

NET Bible
Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

American Standard Version
As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

English Revised Version
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard upon his bed.

Young's Literal Translation
The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
















Cross References
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Proverbs 26:17
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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