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Proverbs 10:26
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
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Proverbs 10:26 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
The Message Bible (MSG)
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A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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Like vinegar to the teeth, like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him [on a mission].
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
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Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him [on an errand].
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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Anyone who doesn't want to work hurts those who send him. He is like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
Proverbs 10:26 Meaning and Commentary
Proverbs 10:26
dims the sight, causes the eye to water, and is very pernicious and vexatious: so [is] the sluggard to them that send him:
that is, the slothful messenger, as the Targum explains it; who, being sent on an errand, is dilatory, does not make haste to bring back the answer; which is very vexatious to those that send him, raises their passions, makes them fretful and very angry, be it on what account it will: so slothful and unprofitable servants, to whom talents are given for usefulness, which they hide or use not, are very provoking to Christ, and whom he will order into outer darkness; those who have gifts for sacred service ought not to be slothful in business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, ( Matthew 25:26 Matthew 25:29 ) ( Romans 12:6-11 ) .
As vinegar to the teeth
Which, with its coldness and sourness, blunts the teeth, and makes it troublesome to eat: the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render it,
``as the sour grape is hurtful to the teeth;''sets them on edge; and as smoke to the eye;
dims the sight, causes the eye to water, and is very pernicious and vexatious: so [is] the sluggard to them that send him:
that is, the slothful messenger, as the Targum explains it; who, being sent on an errand, is dilatory, does not make haste to bring back the answer; which is very vexatious to those that send him, raises their passions, makes them fretful and very angry, be it on what account it will: so slothful and unprofitable servants, to whom talents are given for usefulness, which they hide or use not, are very provoking to Christ, and whom he will order into outer darkness; those who have gifts for sacred service ought not to be slothful in business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, ( Matthew 25:26 Matthew 25:29 ) ( Romans 12:6-11 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Proverbs 10:26 In-Context
24
What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
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When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
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The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
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