Proverbs 10:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. | Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him. | As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| like the vinegar | כַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ | ka-CHO-metz | H2558 | vinegarחֹ֫מֶץ (cho.mets) vinegar |
| to the teeth | לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם | la-shi-NA-yim | H8127G | toothשֵׁן (shen) : tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock |
| and like the smoke | וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן | ve-khe-'a-SHAN | H6227 | smokeעָשָׁן (a.shan) 1) smoke 1a) smoke 1b) in metaphor, simile 1c) smoke (fig.) |
| to the eyes | לָעֵינָ֑יִם | la-'ei-NA-yim | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| so | כֵּ֥ן | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| the sluggard | הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל | he-'a-TZEL | H6102 | sluggishעָצֵל (a.tsel) 1) sluggish, lazy 1a) sluggard (subst) |
| to [those who] send him | לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃ | le-sho-le-CHAV | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.