Proverbs 10:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.”

Proverbs 10:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:26 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 10:26 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 10:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 10:26 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.”

Proverbs 10:26 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So <FI>is<Fi> the slothful to those sending him.”

Proverbs 10:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.”

Proverbs 10:26 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As vineger is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slouthful to them that send him.”

Proverbs 10:26 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:26 in Context — Proverbs 10

24 Lo que el impío teme, eso le vendrá: mas á los justos les será dado lo que desean.

25 Como pasa el torbellino, así el malo no permanece: mas el justo, fundado para siempre.

26 Como el vinagre á los dientes, y como el humo á los ojos, así es el perezoso á los que lo envían.

27 El temor de Jehová aumentará los días: mas los años de los impíos serán acortados.

28 La esperanza de los justos [es] alegría; mas la esperanza de los impíos perecerá.

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What Does Proverbs 10:26 Mean?

Proverbs 10:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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