Proverbs 16:26

The Message

Appetite is an incentive to work; hunger makes you work all the harder.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:23

Hard work always pays off; mere talk puts no bread on the table.

Proverbs 16:25

There’s a way that looks harmless enough; look again—it leads straight to hell.

Proverbs 16:27

Mean people spread mean gossip; their words smart and burn.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

We work to feed our appetites; Meanwhile our souls go hungry.