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Proverbs 10:26

The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:26

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The lazy man a nuisance

I. HE IRRITATES HIS EMPLOYERS. The images of the teeth set on edge, the blinded, smarting eyes, give the thought with great force and great naivete.

II. HE IS WORSE THAN USELESS. The Bible shows a great aversion from idleness, sluggishness (, seqq.; ; ; ).

1. Laziness is a vice and the parent of worse.

2. The swift discharge of duty is acceptable to God and man.—J.

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