Proverbs 16:26-27
New International Version
26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
Proverbs 16:26-27
King James Version
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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Proverbs 16:26-27
New King James Version
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Lit. A man of Belial
Proverbs 16:26-27
English Standard Version
26 A worker's appetite works for him;
his (A)mouth urges him on.
27 (B)A worthless man plots evil,
and his speech[a] is like (C)a scorching fire.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:27 Hebrew what is on his lips
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