Proverbs 16:26

New King James Version

The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire.

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you will bear it alone.”

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied.