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Proverbs 10:26

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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

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  1. Proverbs 10:24

    The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  2. Proverbs 10:25

    As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  3. Proverbs 10:27

    The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  4. Proverbs 10:28

    The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.