The Meaning of Proverbs 26:14 Explained

Proverbs 26:14

KJV: As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

YLT: The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

Darby: As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.

ASV: As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[As] the door  turneth  upon his hinges,  so [doth] the slothful  upon his bed. 

What does Proverbs 26:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 26

1  observations about fools
13  about sluggards
17  and about contentious busybodies

What do the individual words in Proverbs 26:14 mean?

A door [As] turns on its hinges so [does] the lazy [man] his bed
הַ֭דֶּלֶת תִּסּ֣וֹב עַל־ צִירָ֑הּ וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל מִטָּתֽוֹ

הַ֭דֶּלֶת  A  door 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּל 
Sense: door, gate.
תִּסּ֣וֹב  [As]  turns 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
צִירָ֑הּ  its  hinges 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: צִיר 
Sense: envoy, messenger.
וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל  so  [does]  the  lazy  [man] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָצֵל  
Sense: sluggish, lazy.
מִטָּתֽוֹ  his  bed 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מִטָּה  
Sense: couch, bed, bier.

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