Proverbs 16:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”
Proverbs 16:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 16:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 16:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.”
Proverbs 16:26 — World English Bible
Proverbs 16:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.”
Proverbs 16:26 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused <FI>him<Fi> to bend over it.”
Proverbs 16:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 16:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on. ”
Proverbs 16:26 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 16:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.”
Proverbs 16:26 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:26 in Context — Proverbs 16
24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 He that laboureth laboureth 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.
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What Does Proverbs 16:26 Mean?
Proverbs 16:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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