As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
[As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Voices1
As the door turneth upon his hinges,.... And moves this way and that way, and opens and shuts, and yet hangs where it did, is not moved from its place: so doth the slothful upon his bed; he turns himself from side to side, but is still on his bed, and does not move out of it, and go about his business.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
leads to
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Through
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
leads to
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
leads to
Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches5
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
