Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 10:26 Interlinear

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

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Proverbs 10 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀	H2558	As vinegar	vinegar
2	לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם	H8127	to the teeth	a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
3	וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן	H6227	and as smoke	smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
4	לָעֵינָ֑יִם	H5869	to the eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
5	כֵּ֥ן	H3651		properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
6	הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל	H6102	so is the sluggard	indolent
7	לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃	H7971	to them that send	to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

Proverbs 10:26 (current)As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes so is the sluggard to them that send