Proverbs 16:26
“Hee that laboureth, laboureth for himselfe; for his mouth craueth it of him.”
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Proverbs 16:26 Context
24Pleasant words are as an honycombe, sweete to the soule, and health to the bones. 25There is a way that seemeth right vnto a man; but the end thereof are the wayes of death. 26Hee that laboureth, laboureth for himselfe; for his mouth craueth it of him. 27An vngodly man diggeth vp euill: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. 28A froward man soweth strife; & a whisperer separateth chiefe friends.
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He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
- King James Version
A worker's appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him {on.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him `thereto'.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
- Basic English Bible
The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
- Darby Bible
He that laboreth laboreth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
- Webster's Bible
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
- World English Bible
A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.
- Youngs Literal Bible
The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible