Proverbs 26:14
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פֶּתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
פֹּת
pôth
a hole, i.e. hinge or the female pudenda
מִשְׁכָּב
mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Key Terms in This Verse
שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →מִשְׁכָּב mishkâb
a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
Study H4904 →Cross References
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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