Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke is to the eyes; even so is a sluggish person to them that sendeth him forth.
Proverbs 25:13
Like as the winter cool in the harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, and refresheth his master's mind.
Proverbs 25:20
Whoso singeth a song to a heavy heart, clotheth him with rags in the cold, and poureth vinegar upon chalk.
Proverbs 26:6
He is lame of his feet, yea drunken is he in vanity, that committeth any message to a fool.
Isaiah 65:5
If thou comest nigh them, they say, "Touch me not, for I am holier than thou." All these men when I am angry, shall be turned to smoke and fire, that shall burn forever.
Matthew 25:26
His master answered, and said unto him, 'Thou evil servant and slothful, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I strawed not:
Romans 12:11
Let not that business which ye have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the spirit. Apply yourselves to the time.
Hebrews 6:12
that ye faint not, but follow them which through faith and patience inherit the promises.