Proverbs 10:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:13 : 13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
  • Prov 25:20 : 20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
  • Prov 26:6 : 6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.

    15The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.

    16The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

    19Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

  • Prov 21:25
    74%

    25The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

  • Prov 19:15
    73%

    15Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

  • Prov 19:24
    72%

    24The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

  • Prov 13:4
    71%

    4The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

  • Eccl 10:18
    71%

    18When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.

  • Prov 26:6-11
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    71%

    6He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

    7The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

    8Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

    9Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

    10Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

    11Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

  • Prov 22:13
    71%

    13The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

  • Prov 6:6
    70%

    6Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

  • Prov 12:27
    70%

    27He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

  • Prov 10:27
    69%

    27The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

  • Prov 12:24
    69%

    24The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

  • Prov 24:33
    68%

    33A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

  • Job 12:5
    68%

    5In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

  • Prov 23:21
    68%

    21For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.

  • Prov 10:18
    67%

    18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

  • Prov 10:4
    67%

    4He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Prov 10:10
    67%

    10He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

  • Prov 16:27
    67%

    27A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

  • Prov 6:4
    67%

    4Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;

  • Prov 26:18
    67%

    18As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

  • Nah 1:10
    67%

    10For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.

  • Prov 23:32
    67%

    32In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.

  • Prov 10:16
    67%

    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Eccl 7:6
    66%

    6Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

  • Prov 25:20
    66%

    20Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

  • Eccl 10:11
    66%

    11If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.

  • Ps 112:10
    66%

    10The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Eccl 10:1
    66%

    1Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

  • Prov 26:3
    66%

    3A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

  • Prov 22:5
    66%

    5Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

  • Ps 58:8
    65%

    8Let them be like an after-birth which is turned to water and comes to an end; like the fruit of a woman who gives birth before her time, let them not see the sun.

  • Isa 9:18
    65%

    18For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Eccl 10:9
    65%

    9He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

  • Prov 14:29
    65%

    29He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.