26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.


In Context

23 A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

24 What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.

26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

27 The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Proverbs 10:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.