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 he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
- Prov 26:6 : 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
- Matt 25:26 : 26 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 have not strawed:
- Rom 12:11 : 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
- Heb 6:12 : 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- Isa 65:5 : 5 Which 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%
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth 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.
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9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
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25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Prov 6:9-102 verses73%
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:
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24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
- Prov 26:6-116 verses71%
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
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13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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5 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
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21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
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4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
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27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
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18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
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32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
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16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
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6 For 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 he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
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11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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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.
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1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
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5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
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18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
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9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.