Catholic Public Domain Version
"The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it. "
— Proverbs 16:26, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.”
“The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto. ”
“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 shall instruct his mouth and add grace to his lips.
Careful words are a honeycomb: sweet to the soul and healthful to the bones.
There is a way which seems right to a man, and its end result leads to death.
The soul of the laborer labors for himself, because his mouth has driven him to it.
The impious man digs up evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
A perverse man stirs up lawsuits. And one who is verbose divides leaders.
A man of iniquity entices his friend, and he leads him along a way that is not good.