Proverbs 10:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

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  • Prov 25:13 : 13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
  • Prov 25:20 : 20 Like one who takes away a garment in cold weather, and like vinegar on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
  • Prov 26:6 : 6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet, and drinks in damage.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 Who say, 'Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am holier than you.' These are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    13The lazy man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

    15The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give an answer.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 21:25
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    25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 6:9-10
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    9How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

  • Prov 19:24
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    24A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 24:30
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

  • Prov 13:4
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    4The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 26:6-11
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    6He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet, and drinks in damage.

    7The legs of the lame are uneven: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8Like one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

    9Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10The great God who formed all things rewards the fool, and rewards transgressors.

    11As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

  • Prov 22:13
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    13The slothful man says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'

  • Prov 6:6
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    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Prov 10:27
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    27The fear of the LORD prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 24:33
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    33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.

  • Job 12:5
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    5He who is ready to slip with his feet is like a lamp despised in the thought of him who is at ease.

  • Prov 23:21
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    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

  • Prov 10:4
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  • Prov 10:10
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    10He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, but a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 16:27
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  • Prov 25:20
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  • Prov 26:3
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  • Prov 22:5
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  • Isa 9:18
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    9Whoso removes stones shall be hurt by them; and he who splits wood shall be endangered by it.

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    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.