Proverbs 16:26

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

World English Bible

Learn

Your notes

Private to you. Anything you write on this verse, here or while reading, shows up here and in My study.

WEBBE

The appetite of the labouring man labours for him, for his mouth urges him on.

BSB

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

Tap a word to see what it means and everywhere else it's used.

Matthew Henry · Verse 26

We must labour for the meat which endureth to everlasting life, or we must perish.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.