Proverbs 16:26
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King James Version (modern wording)
He that labours labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
Proverbs 16:26 (KJV)
American Standard Version
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
Proverbs 16:26 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
Proverbs 16:26 (BSB)
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What does Proverbs 16:26 say?
Proverbs 16:26 in modern King James wording reads: "He that labours labours for himself; for his mouth craves it of him."
Where is Proverbs 16:26 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 16:26 is verse 26 of chapter 16 of the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. Proverbs has 31 chapters.
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