14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:14
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 14
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[As] a doorהַ֭דֶּלֶתH1817Article | Noun - feminine singularturnsתִּסּ֣וֹבH5437Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionits hingesצִירָ֑הּH6735Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularso the slackerוְ֝עָצֵ֗לH6102Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular[turns] onעַל־H5921Prepositionhis bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃H4296Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular