Proverbs 16:26 “A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward…”

Proverbs 16:26

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.

Darby Translation

The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.

Young's Literal Translation

A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“laboureth”

Ecclesiastes 6:7 Proverbs 14:23 Proverbs 9:12 2 Thessalonians 3:8–12 1 Thessalonians 4:11 1 Thessalonians 4:12

Ecclesiastes 6:7 · BSB

All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.

Proverbs 14:23 · BSB

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Proverbs 9:12 · BSB

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

2 Thessalonians 3:8–12 · BSB

nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 · BSB

and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

1 Thessalonians 4:12 · BSB

Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Read Proverbs 16