Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
King James Version
In Context
25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
2 Thessalonians 3:8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might 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 →