26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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As 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.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
His 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:
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 26)Observe, 1. Those that are of a slothful disposition, that love their ease and cannot apply their minds to any business, are not fit to be employed, no, not so much as to be sent on an errand, for they will neither deliver a message with any care nor make any haste back. Such therefore are very unmeet to be ministers, Christ’s messengers; he will not own the sending forth of sluggards into his har…
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