King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 10:26
“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 10
24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
25
As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.
26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
27
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
28
The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
