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Proverbs 16:26

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 16:26 in other translations

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

Proverbs 16:26 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:26 in context

  1. 24Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
    sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
  2. 25There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but in the end it leads to death.
  3. 26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him;
    for his mouth urges him on.
  4. 27A worthless man devises mischief.
    His speech is like a scorching fire.
  5. 28A perverse man stirs up strife.
    A whisperer separates close friends.