Proverbs 10:26
כַּחֹמֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּיִם וְכֶעָשָׁן לָעֵינָיִם כֵּן הֶעָצֵל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
25כַּעֲבוֹר סוּפָה וְאֵין רָשָׁע וְצַדִּיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָֽם ׃
27יִרְאַת יְהוָה תּוֹסִיף יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת רְשָׁעִים תִּקְצֹֽרְנָה ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6לֵֽךְ ־ אֶל ־ נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם ׃
Proverbs 25:20מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד ׀ בְּיוֹם קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל ־ נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב ־ רָֽע ׃ פ
Isaiah 65:5הָאֹֽמְרִים קְרַב אֵלֶיךָ אַל ־ תִּגַּשׁ ־ בִּי כִּי קְדַשְׁתִּיךָ אֵלֶּה עָשָׁן בְּאַפִּי אֵשׁ יֹקֶדֶת כָּל ־ הַיּֽוֹם ׃
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 →