American Standard Version
"The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto. "
— Proverbs 16:26, American Standard Version
“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”
“The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.”
“A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.”
“The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.”
“The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.”
“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.