Proverbs 16:26

Easy To Read Version

A worker’s appetite keeps him working. His hunger makes him work so that he can eat.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:7

A man works and works. Why? To feed himself. But he is never satisfied.

Proverbs 14:23

If you work hard, then you will have the things you need. But if you do nothing but talk, then you will be poor.

Proverbs 9:12

If you become wise, then you have become wise for your own good. But if you become proud and make fun of other people, then only you are to blame for your trouble.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seems right to people. But that way leads only to death.

Proverbs 16:27

A worthless person plans bad things to do. His advice destroys like fire.