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Proverbs 10:26–27
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Proverbs 10:26
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
26As vineger to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 10:27
27The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
27*†The feare of the LORD prolongeth dayes: but the yeeres of the wicked shalbe shortened.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 10:26
A sour acidic drink or liquid, sometimes specified as made from wine or strong drink.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The hard structures in the mouth used for biting or chewing.
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The exhalation, visible vapor or substance that escapes or is expelled in combustion from the substance burning. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, judgment, or presence, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)
A person habitually lazy, idle and inactive; a drone.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Proverbs 10:27
Alarm or dread; reverent awe; as a verb, to be afraid, revere, or cause fear.
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LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
prolongeth
Prolongs; lengthens or continues in time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Periods of twelve months.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Made shorter, reduced, or brought to an earlier end.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
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From verse 26
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Open the full verse study13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
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Open the full verse study6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
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Open the full verse study26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
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Open the full verse study20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
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Open the full verse study12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Open the full verse study5Which 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.
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Open the full verse study11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
From verse 27
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Open the full verse study11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
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Open the full verse study2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
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Open the full verse study16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
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Open the full verse study32It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green.
33He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
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Open the full verse study15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
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Open the full verse study4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
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Open the full verse study11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
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Open the full verse study17Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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Open the full verse study20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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Open the full verse study16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
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Open the full verse study23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
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Open the full verse study11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
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