Proverbs 16:26
World English Bible (WEB)
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
In context
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:26 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
- KJV King James Version
- He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He that laboreth laboreth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.