Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
Young's Literal Translation
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 fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Proverbs 25:20Whoso is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on nitre, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
Isaiah 65:5Who are saying, 'Keep to thyself, come not nigh to me, For I have declared thee unholy.' These [are] a smoke in Mine anger, A fire burning all the day.
Romans 12:11in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
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 →