THEOSISProverbs 10:26Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
כַּחֹ֤מֶץ ׀ לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן לָעֵינָ֑יִם כֵּ֥ן הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 26:6He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.
- Prov 25:13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul.
- Matt 25:26And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not and gather where I have not strewed.
- Heb 6:12That you become not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience shall inherit the promises.
- Prov 25:20And one that looseth his garment in cold weather. As vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a very evil heart. As a moth doth by a garment, and a worm by the wood: so the sadness of a man consumeth the heart.
- Isa 65:5That say: Depart from me, come not near me, because thou art unclean: these shall be smoke in my anger, a fire burning all the day.
- Rom 12:11In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord.