Proverbs 26:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
[As] the doorהַ֭דֶּלֶת
(had·de·let)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
turnsתִּסֹּ֣וב
(tis·so·vv)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
on its hinges,צִירָ֑הּ
(tzi·rah;)
6735b: a pivot, hingefrom an unused word
So [does] the sluggardוְ֝עָצֵ֗ל
(ve·'a·tzel)
6102: sluggish, lazyfrom atsel
on his bed.מִטָּתֹֽו׃
(mit·ta·tov.)
4296: a couch, bedfrom natah


















KJV Lexicon
As the door
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
turneth
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
upon his hinges
tsiyr  (tseer)
ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow.
so doth the slothful
`atsel  (aw-tsale')
indolent -- slothful, sluggard.
upon his bed
mittah  (mit-taw')
a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier -- bed(-chamber), bier.
Parallel Verses
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like a door that swings around on its hinges, so the lazy man turns on his bed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[As] a door turns on its hinges, so the lazy person turns on his bed.

King James 2000 Bible
As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed.
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