Proverbs 26:14

American Standard Version (1901)

[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:9-9 : 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.
  • Prov 24:33 : 33 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 26:13
    83%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

  • Prov 26:15-16
    2 verses
    81%

    15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

  • Prov 22:13
    78%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 15:19
    76%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 10:26
    76%

    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

    26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    75%

    33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

    34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 19:24
    75%

    24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Eccl 10:18
    74%

    18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Prov 13:4
    73%

    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 18:9
    73%

    9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

  • Prov 12:24
    73%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 12:27
    73%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Prov 24:30
    73%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 6:6
    71%

    6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 20:13
    68%

    13Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 26:7-9
    3 verses
    68%

    7The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

    9[ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 6:4
    68%

    4Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

  • Job 12:5
    68%

    5In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

  • Ps 127:2
    68%

    2It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

  • Prov 4:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

    16For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

  • Prov 23:21
    67%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Prov 26:27
    67%

    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

  • Prov 26:11
    67%

    11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.

  • Ps 36:3-4
    2 verses
    66%

    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.

    4He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.

  • Isa 28:20
    66%

    20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

  • Job 27:18
    65%

    18He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

  • Eccl 5:12
    65%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Prov 24:15
    65%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 28:15
    65%

    15[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [So is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

  • Job 33:15
    65%

    15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

  • Amos 5:19
    65%

    19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

  • Ps 76:5
    65%

    5The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.

  • Prov 16:30
    65%

    30He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

  • Luke 11:7
    65%

    7and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee?