Proverbs 26:14

The Message

Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.

Proverbs 6:6

You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!