Proverbs 16:26 - The Scriptures 2009 He who labours, labours for himself, For his mouth drives him on. 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. |