Proverbs 16:26

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Proverbs 16:26 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 16

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23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.

24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].

27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.

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