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Proverbs 16:26

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26The person who labors, labors for himself,

For his hungry mouth drives uhim on.

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Cross references

  1. u[Eccl. 6:7; John 6:35]

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A worker’s appetite works for him;

his mouth urges him on.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The appetite of laborers works for them;

their hunger drives them on.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A worker’s appetite works for him

because his hunger urges him on.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is good for workers to have an appetite;

an empty stomach drives them on.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The life of a worker works for him,

for his hunger urges him.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that laboureth laboureth for himself;

For his mouth craveth it of him.