Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes: so is the sluggard to those that send him.
Leeser Tanakh
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 whirlwind passeth by, the wicked is no more; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
27The fear of the Lord increaseth [man's] days; but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; look on her ways, and become wise.
Proverbs 25:20[As] he that taketh off his garment on a cold day, [as] vinegar is upon natron: so is he that singeth songs before an unhappy heart.
Isaiah 65:5That say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the time.
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 →