Proverbs 16:26

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 6:7 : 7 ¶ All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.
  • 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but [if] thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear [it].
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 ¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 6:7
    81%

    7¶ All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 14:23
    75%

    23¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 13:4
    73%

    4¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16¶ The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 28:19
    73%

    19¶ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    73%

    6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

  • Prov 12:11
    73%

    11¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

  • Eccl 3:9
    73%

    9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:14
    72%

    14¶ A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 26:15
    72%

    15¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

  • Prov 16:27
    72%

    27¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.

  • 1 Tim 5:18
    71%

    18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 18:20
    71%

    20¶ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

  • John 6:27
    71%

    27‹Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.›

  • Prov 12:27
    71%

    27¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

  • Eccl 2:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21For there is a man whose labour [is] in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it [for] his portion. This also [is] vanity and a great evil.

    22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

  • Prov 13:2
    71%

    2¶ A man shall eat good by the fruit of [his] mouth: but the soul of the transgressors [shall eat] violence.

  • Job 20:18
    70%

    18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].

  • Eccl 4:8
    70%

    8There is one [alone], and [there is] not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet [is there] no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither [saith he], For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This [is] also vanity, yea, it [is] a sore travail.

  • Gal 6:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

    5For every man shall bear his own burden.

  • Ps 128:2
    70%

    2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee.

  • Eccl 2:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24[There is] nothing better for a man, [than] that he should eat and drink, and [that] he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it [was] from the hand of God.

    25For who can eat, or who else can hasten [hereunto], more than I?

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

    6Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 21:5
    70%

    5¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

  • Prov 6:8
    70%

    8Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    69%

    7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

  • Eccl 5:18
    69%

    18¶ Behold [that] which I have seen: [it is] good and comely [for one] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it [is] his portion.

  • Prov 13:25
    69%

    25¶ The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

  • Eccl 5:16
    69%

    16And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Prov 1:19
    69%

    19So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Hag 1:6
    69%

    6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

    9¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    69%

    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

  • Prov 19:24
    69%

    24¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.