Proverbs 16:26
The appetite of the toiler, hath toiled for him, for his mouth, hath urged him on.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death.
27An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the toil of man, is for his mouth,—though, even the desire, is not satisfied!
2 Thessalonians 3:8Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working,—that we might not burden 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 →