OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 26

Proverbs 16:26

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The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,

for his mouth urges him on.

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Proverbs 16:26 in context

Proverbs 16:23–29

23

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth,

and adds learning to his lips.

24

Pleasant words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25

There is a way which seems right to a man,

but in the end it leads to death.

26
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The appetite of the laboring man labors for him,

for his mouth urges him on.

27

A worthless man devises mischief.

His speech is like a scorching fire.

28

A perverse man stirs up strife.

A whisperer separates close friends.

29

A man of violence entices his neighbor,

and leads him in a way that is not good.

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