Proverbs 16:26
“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 16:26 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Des Arbeiters Hunger arbeitet für ihn, denn sein Mund spornt ihn an.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí; porque su boca le constriñe.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
A alma do trabalhador faz ele trabalhar para si, porque sua boca o obriga.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O apetite do trabalhador trabalha por ele, pois a sua fome o motiva.
📖 Proverbs 16:26 in Context
24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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