Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 16:26
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Berean Standard Bible
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
World English Bible
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
American Standard Version
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 16
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 its end is the way of death.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
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