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Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the toiler, hath toiled for him, for his mouth, hath urged him on.
Proverbs 16:26 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 16:26 in other translations
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
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In context
23 The heart of the wise, giveth discretion to his mouth, and, upon his lips, increaseth persuasiveness.
24 A comb of honey, are pleasant words, sweet to the taste and healing to the bone.
25 There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death.
26 The appetite of the toiler, hath toiled for him, for his mouth, hath urged him on.
27 An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
28 A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.
29 A ruthless man, enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way, not good.
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