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


In Context

23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

24 Pleasant words are as a honey-comb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25 There is a way that seemeth right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death.

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

27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:26The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

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 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.