Proverbs 10:26

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 10:26

Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.

BSB text & permissions

KJV

King James Version

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

KJV text & permissions

WEB

World English Bible

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

WEB text & permissions

ASV

American Standard Version

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

ASV text & permissions

BLB

Berean Literal Bible

BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.

BLB text & permissions

READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 10

²⁴ What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.

²⁶ Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.

²⁷ The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

Read the full chapter →