Proverbs 10:26
As vineger is to the teeth, & as smoke is vnto the eyes: euen so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth him foorth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
In Context
25As the tempest, so passeth away the vngodly and is not: but the ryghteous remayneth sure for euer.
27The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse:
Proverbs 25:20Who so taketh away a mans garment in the colde weather, is like vineger vpon lime, or lyke hym that singeth songues to an heauie heart.
Isaiah 65:5If thou commest nye them, they say, touche me not, for I am holyer then thou: All these men when I am angry, shalbe turned to smoke and fire that shall burne for euer.
Romans 12:11Not lither in businesse, feruent in spirite, seruyng the Lorde,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:25-26
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. It is here said, and said again, to the righteous, that it shall be well with them, and to the wicked, Woe to them; and these are set the one over against the other, for their mutual illustration. I. It shall be as ill with the wicked as they can fear, and as well with the righteous as they can desire. 1. The… Read the whole commentary →