Proverbs 16:26
A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.
Bible (Bishops')
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 men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.
27An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou be wise, thy wysdome shal do thy selfe good: but if thou thinkest scorne therof, it shalbe thine owne harme.
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.
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 →