Proverbs 10:26
As chometz to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, 1 so is the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) to them that send him. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
27The Yirat Hashem prolongeth yamim; 1 but the shanot of the resha'im shall be cut short. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the nemalah (ant), thou atzel (sluggard, lazy one); 1 consider her drakhim (ways), and be chacham (wise); 1
Proverbs 25:20As he that taketh away a beged (garment) on a cold day, 1 and as chometz (vinegar) upon lye, 1 so is he that singeth shirim (songs) 1 to a lev rah (heavy heart). + 25:20 i.e., depressed person 1
Isaiah 65:5Which say: Stand by thyself, come not near to me; 1 for I am kadosh to thee (holier than thou). 1 These are a smoke in My nose, 1 an eish that burneth kol hayom. 1
Romans 12:11Be zealous without negligence; with bren (fervor, hitlahavut) be burning with the Ruach Hakodesh. With avodas kodesh serve Hashem.
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 →