Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 25:13 : 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [So is] a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
- Prov 25:20 : 20 [ As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
- Prov 26:6 : 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.
- Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
- Rom 12:11 : 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
- Heb 6:12 : 12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- Isa 65:5 : 5 that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
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- Prov 26:13-164 verses76%
13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
14[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
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9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
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19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
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25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
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15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
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24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
- Prov 26:6-116 verses71%
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.
7The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9[ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.
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13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
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6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:
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27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.
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27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
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33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
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5In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
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21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
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18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
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4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
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27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
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4Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;
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18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,
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10For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.
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32At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.
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16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
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6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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20[ As] one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.
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11If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.
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10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
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1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; [so] doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
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3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
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5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
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8[ Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
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18For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
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9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
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29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.