26The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.


In Context

23 A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

26 The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

27 A scoundrel plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

28 A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:26The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto .

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:26The appetite of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth craveth it of him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26He that laboreth laboreth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:26A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused him to bend over it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:26He that labors labors for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.