Proverbs 16:26
A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
In Context
25There is a way right before a man, And its latter end — ways of death.
27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips — as a burning fire.
Cross References
Proverbs 9:12If thou hast been wise, thou hast been wise for thyself, And thou hast scorned — thyself bearest [it].
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
2 Thessalonians 3:8nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to 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 →