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


In Context

23 To execute inventions is as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

24 The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

25 As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.

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

27 The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

28 The hope of the righteous is joyful, And the expectation of the wicked perisheth.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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