Proverbs 16:26
The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
In Context
25There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
27The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil.
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be filled.
2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing, but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:26
Malice and Envy. 25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. This we had before ( ch. xiv. 12 ), but here it is repeated, as that which is very necessary to be thought of, 1. By way of caution to us all to take heed of deceiving ourselves in the great concerns of our souls by resting in that which seems right and is not really so, and, for the preventing of a self-delusion, to be impartial in self-examination and keep up a jealousy over ourselves. 2. By way of terror… Read the whole commentary →