Proverbs 16:26

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Proverbs 16:26 King James Version (KJV)

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; For his mouth craveth it of him.

Proverbs 16:26 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.

Proverbs 16:26 New Century Version (NCV)

The workers’ hunger helps them, because their desire to eat makes them work.

Proverbs 16:26 American Standard Version (ASV)

The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

Proverbs 16:26 New King James Version (NKJV)

The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.

Proverbs 16:26 New Living Translation (NLT)

It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.

Proverbs 16:26 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Life motivation comes from the deep longings of the heart, and the passion to see them fulfilled urges you onward.

Proverbs 16:26 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

A worker’s appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.

Proverbs 16:26 The Message (MSG)

Appetite is an incentive to work; hunger makes you work all the harder.

Proverbs 16:26 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)

The appetite of labourers works for them; their hunger drives them on.

Proverbs 16:26 Amplified Bible (AMP)

The appetite of a worker works for him, For his hunger urges him on.