Like vinegar to the teeth or smoke to the eyes, so is a slacker to those who send him.
Isaiah 65:5 - Tree of Life Version who say, ‘Keep to yourself, don’t come to me, for I am holier than you!’ These are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who say, Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am set apart from you [and lest I sanctify you]! These are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all the day. American Standard Version (1901) that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. Common English Bible who say, “Keep to yourself! Keep away from me! I’m too holy for you.” These people ignite my anger like a fire that burns all day. Catholic Public Domain Version They say: "Depart from me! Do not approach me, for you are unclean!" Such as these will be the smoke in my fury, a fire burning all day long. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That say: Depart from me. Come not near me, because thou art unclean. These shall be smoke in my anger, a fire burning all the day. |
Like vinegar to the teeth or smoke to the eyes, so is a slacker to those who send him.
Adonai abhors all the proud in heart. Be assured, they will not go unpunished.
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not cleansed from its filth.
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why does this Teacher of yours eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
The Pharisees and the Torah scholars began to complain, saying, ‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
The Pharisees and their Torah scholars began murmuring to His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Now when the Pharisee who invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this were a prophet, He would know what sort of woman is touching Him—that she’s a sinner.”
Adonai will single him out from all the tribes of Israel for calamity, according to all the oaths of the covenant written in this scroll of the Torah.
But He gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
These are the ones who cause divisions—worldly-minded, not having the Ruach