Proverbs 16:26
The hunger of the laborer laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him on.
Noyes Bible
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 right to a man, But the end thereof is the way to death.
27A worthless man diggeth mischief, And on his lips there is, as it were, a burning fire.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it.”
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his desires are not satisfied.
2 Thessalonians 3:8neither did we eat any man's bread for nought, but were working with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be burdensome 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 →