Parallel Verses
Amplified
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.
New American Standard Bible
So is the
King James Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Holman Bible
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
International Standard Version
As vinegar is to the mouth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him.
A Conservative Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
American Standard Version
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Bible in Basic English
Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
Darby Translation
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Julia Smith Translation
As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful one to those sending him.
King James 2000
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes, thus [is] the lazy to one who employs him.
Modern King James verseion
Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
NET Bible
Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
New Heart English Bible
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
The Emphasized Bible
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
Webster
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
World English Bible
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Youngs Literal Translation
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.
Themes
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.
Proverbs 25:20
Like one who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like [a reactive, useless mixture of] vinegar on soda,
Is he who [thoughtlessly] sings [joyful] songs to a heavy heart.
Proverbs 26:6
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence].
Isaiah 65:5
Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Matthew 25:26
Romans 12:11
never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;
Hebrews 6:12
so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.