Proverbs 16:26

Bishops' Bible (1568)

A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 6:7 : 7 All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that ye studie to be quiet, and to do your owne busynesse and to worke with your owne handes as we commaunded you: 12 That ye may walke honestly toward them that are without, & that nothyng be lackyng in you.
  • 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 Neither toke we breade of any man for nought: but wrought with labour and sweat nyght and daye, because we woulde not be chargeable to any of you. 9 Not but that we had auctoritie, but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. 10 For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that yf any woulde not worke, the same shoulde not eate. 11 For we haue heard that there are some which walke among you inordinately, workyng not at all, but be busy bodies. 12 Them that are such, we commaunde and exhort by our Lorde Iesus Christ, that they workyng in quietnesse, eate their owne breade.
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If thou be wise, thy wysdome shal do thy selfe good: but if thou thinkest scorne therof, it shalbe thine owne harme.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 6:7
    81%

    7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.

    26He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.

  • Prov 14:23
    75%

    23In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • Prov 13:4
    73%

    4The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.

  • Prov 28:19
    73%

    19He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    73%

    6The labouryng husbandman, must first be partaker of the fruites.

  • Prov 12:11
    73%

    11He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.

  • Eccl 3:9
    73%

    9What hath a man els that doth any thyng, but weerinesse and labour?

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25There is a way that men thynke to be ryght: but the ende therof leadeth vnto death.

  • Prov 12:14
    72%

    14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 26:15
    72%

    15The slouthfull body thrusteth his hande into his bosome, and it greeueth hym to put it agayne to his mouth.

  • Prov 16:27
    72%

    27An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.

  • 1 Tim 5:18
    71%

    18For the scripture sayth: Thou shalt not moosel the oxe that treadeth out the corne: And, the labourer is worthy of his rewarde.

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Prov 18:20
    71%

    20A mans belly shalbe satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth, and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be filled.

  • John 6:27
    71%

    27Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.

  • Prov 12:27
    71%

    27The deciptfull man shall not coste that he toke in huntyng: but the riches of the iust man is of great value.

  • Eccl 2:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

    22For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne?

  • Prov 13:2
    71%

    2Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

  • Job 20:18
    70%

    18The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and shall not eate of it: great trauaile shall he make for riches, but he shall not enioy them.

  • Eccl 4:8
    70%

    8There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: yet saith he not for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng.

  • Gal 6:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4But let euery man proue his owne worke, & then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe, and not in another.

    5For euery man shall beare his owne burthen.

  • Ps 128:2
    70%

    2For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee.

  • Eccl 2:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Is it not better then for a man to eate and drynke, and his soule to be mery in his labour? yea I sawe that this also was a gift of God.

    25For who wyll eate or go more lustyly to his worke then I?

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe.

    6One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

  • Prov 21:5
    70%

    5The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.

  • Prov 6:8
    70%

    8Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    69%

    7Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne cost? Who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruite therof? Or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?

  • Eccl 5:18
    69%

    18Therfore me thinke it a better and a fayrer thyng, a man to eate and drynke, and to be refresshed of all his labour that he taketh vnder the sunne, all the dayes of his lyfe which God geueth him: for this is his portion.

  • Prov 13:25
    69%

    25The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.

  • Eccl 5:16
    69%

    16This is a miserable plague, that he shall go euen as he came away: What helpeth it him then that he hath laboured in the wynde?

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2Wherfore do ye lay out any money for the thyng that feedeth not, and spende your labour about the thyng that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the best, and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse.

  • Prov 1:19
    69%

    19Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.

  • Prov 6:11
    69%

    11So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Hag 1:6
    69%

    6Ye haue sowen much, but ye bryng litle in: ye eate, but ye haue not inough: ye drinke, but ye are not filled: ye cloth you, but ye be not warme: and he that earneth wages, putteth the wages into a broken bagge.

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

    9Who so is slouthfull in his labour, is the brother of hym that is a waster.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    69%

    10For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that yf any woulde not worke, the same shoulde not eate.

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.

  • Prov 19:24
    69%

    24A slouthfull man shutteth his hande into his bosome, and wyll not take payne to put it to his mouth.