Proverbs 10:26

Proverbs 10:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

Context of Proverbs 10:26

24What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted. 25When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them. 27The fear of the Lord adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. 28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Proverbs 10:26 word by word

כַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן לָעֵינָ֑יִם כֵּ֥ן הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As vinegarחֹ֫מֶץchômets · vinegarH2558
• to the teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• and as smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
• to the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• the sluggardעָצֵל‛âtsêl · sluggishH6102
• to them that sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:26

• Proverbs 25:13Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.
• Isaiah 65:5who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me, for I am too sacred for you!’ Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day.
• Matthew 25:26“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
• Romans 12:11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• Hebrews 6:12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Commentaries on Proverbs 10:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26As vinegar to the teeth - The acid softening and dissolving the alkali of the bone, so as to impair their texture, and render them incapable of masticating; and as smoke affects the eyes, irritating their tender vessels, so as to give pain and prevent distinct vision; so the sluggard, the lounging, thriftless messenger, who never returns in time with the desired answer.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The teeth set on edge by the sour wine used by peasants Rth 2:14 ; Psalm 69:21, the eye irritated by wood-smoke, these shadow the annoyance of having a messenger who will loiter on the way.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 As vinegar sets the teeth on edge, and as the smoke causes the eyes to smart, so the sluggard vexes his employer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. that is, causes vexation.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 10:26

• Idleness
• Slothfulness
• Teeth
• Vinegar

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Commentaries on Proverbs 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings