Proverbs 16:26
The desire of the laborer laboreth for him; for his mouth imposeth it on him.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
In Context
25There is many a way which seemeth even before a man, but its end are the ways unto death.
27An ungodly man diggeth up mischief, and on his lips there is as it were a scathing fire.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou art become wise, thou art wise for thyself; but if thou art a scorner, thou alone wilt have to bear it.”
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the toil of a man is for his mouth; and yet is his desire never filled.
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 →