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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
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.
ESV
26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
NLT
26
Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
MSG
26
A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.
CSB
26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him [on an errand].
Proverbs 10:26 In-Context
24
What the wicked dread will overtake them; 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 are sluggards to those who send them.
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.
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1.
Isaiah 65:5
2.
Proverbs 13:17
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Proverbs 25:13
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Proverbs 26:6
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