Proverbs 16:26

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.

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In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to want.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

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

All the toil of man is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.