26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:26
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 26
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Like vinegar כַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ H2558 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular to the teeth לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם H8127 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - cd and smoke וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ן H6227 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular to the eyes לָעֵינָ֑יִם H5869 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - cd so כֵּ֥ן H3651 Adverb [is] the slacker הֶ֝עָצֵ֗ל H6102 Article | Adjective - masculine singular to those who send him לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃ H7971 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular