Proverbs 16:26 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

²⁶ The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; For his mouth craveth it of him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ The appetite of the laborer works for him, for [the need of] his mouth urges him on.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

Common English Bible

²⁶ The appetite of workers labors for them, for their hunger presses them on.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it.

Proverbs 16:26 Cross References

Proverbs 14:23

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.