Proverbs 10:26

Easy To Read Version

Never let a lazy man do something for you. He will irritate you—like vinegar in your mouth or smoke in your eyes.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:13

A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.

Proverbs 25:20

Singing happy songs to a sad person is like taking away his clothes when he is cold. It is like mixing soda and vinegar.

Proverbs 26:6

Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are asking for trouble.

Proverbs 6:6

Lazy person, you should become like the ant. See what the ant does. Learn from the ant.

Isaiah 65:5

“But those people tell other people, ‘Don’t come near me! Don’t touch me until I make you clean.’ Those people are like smoke in my eyes. And their fire burns all the time.”

Matthew 25:26

“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed.

Romans 12:11

Don’t be lazy when you need to be working for the Lord. Be spiritually excited about serving him.

Hebrews 6:12

You have had enough time that by now you should be teachers. But you need some person to teach you again the first lessons of God’s teaching. You still need the teaching that is like milk. You are not ready for solid food.