Proverbs 10:24-26

International Standard Version

²⁴What the wicked fears will come about,
but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

²⁵When the storm ends, the wicked vanish,^[a]
but the righteous person is forever firm.

²⁶As vinegar is to the mouth^[b] and smoke to the eyes,
so is the lazy person to those who send him.

Proverbs 10:24-26

New International Version

²⁴What the wicked dread^(A) will overtake them;^(B)
what the righteous desire will be granted.^(C)

²⁵When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
but the righteous stand firm^(D) forever.^(E)

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(F) to the eyes,
so are sluggards to those who send them.^(G)

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