In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs 16:26 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition He that laboreth, laboreth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; For his mouth craveth it of him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The appetite of the laborer works for him, for [the need of] his mouth urges him on. American Standard Version (1901) The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto. Common English Bible The appetite of workers labors for them, for their hunger presses them on. Catholic Public Domain Version The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it. |
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man; but the end thereof are the ways of death.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.