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Proverbs 16:26
Expanded Bible
Proverbs 16:26
Expanded Bible
26 The workers’ hunger ·helps [L works for] them,
·because their desire to eat makes them work [L and their mouths press/urge them on].
Proverbs 16:26
King James Version
Proverbs 16:26
King James Version
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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Proverbs 16:26
New International Version
Proverbs 16:26
New International Version
26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
Proverbs 16:26
New King James Version
Proverbs 16:26
New King James Version
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.
Proverbs 16:26
English Standard Version
Proverbs 16:26
English Standard Version
26 A worker's appetite works for him;
his (A)mouth urges him on.
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