Proverbs 16:26
The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
27A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thy selfe, and if thou be a scorner, thou alone shalt suffer.
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.
2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not 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 →