14 As 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 door הַ֭דֶּלֶת H1817 Article | Noun - feminine singular turns תִּסּ֣וֹב H5437 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition its hinges צִירָ֑הּ H6735 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular so the slacker וְ֝עָצֵ֗ל H6102 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular [turns] on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his bed מִטָּתֽוֹ׃ H4296 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular