Proverbs 10:26

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    13 The 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.

    15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

  • 9 He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

  • 19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • 25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

  • 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 How 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:

  • 24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • 30 I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • 18 By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Prov 26:6-11
    6 verses
    71%

    6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.

    7 The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8 As 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.

    11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.

  • 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

  • 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

  • 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • 27 The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  • 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • 33 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

  • 5 In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

  • 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

  • 18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • 4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

  • 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

  • 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;

  • 18 As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

  • 10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.

  • 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, And stingeth like an adder.

  • 16 The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

  • 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.

  • 11 If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.

  • 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • 1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; [so] doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

  • 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

  • 5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

  • 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.

  • 18 For 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.

  • 9 Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

  • 29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.