As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
WEB
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
YLT
As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.
DBT
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.