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Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
Proverbs 10:26 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 10:26 in other translations
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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In context
23 It is, mere sport to a stupid man, to commit lewdness, but, wisdom, pertaineth to a man of understanding.
24 The dread of the lawless one, the same, shall overtake him, but, the desire of the righteous, shall he granted.
25 Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, [hath] an age-abiding foundation.
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
27 The reverence of Yahweh, addeth days, but, the years of the lawless, shall be shortened.
28 The hope of the righteous, shall be gladness, but, the expectation of the lawless, shall vanish.
29 A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, [awaiteth] the workers of iniquity.
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