King James Version
Proverbs 10:26 in the King James Version says “As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.”
Proverbs 10:26 · KJV
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to the eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“to them that send”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
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