Proverbs 16:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

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  • Eccl 6:7 : 7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied.
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 And that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That you may walk honestly toward those who are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.
  • 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but we worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. 9 Not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow. 10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies. 12 Now those who are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that they work quietly and eat their own bread.
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If you are wise, you will be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 6:7
    81%

    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

    26He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 14:23
    75%

    23In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 13:4
    73%

    4The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 28:19
    73%

    19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    73%

    6The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.

  • Prov 12:11
    73%

    11He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.

  • Eccl 3:9
    73%

    9What profit does he have who works in that which he labors?

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:14
    72%

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 26:15
    72%

    15The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 16:27
    72%

    27An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is like a burning fire.

  • 1 Tim 5:18
    71%

    18For the Scripture says, You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain. And, The laborer is worthy of his wages.

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

  • Prov 18:20
    71%

    20A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; he will be filled with the produce of his lips.

  • John 6:27
    71%

    27Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.

  • Prov 12:27
    71%

    27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Eccl 2:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill. Yet he must leave his inheritance to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

    22For what has man from all his labor, and of the striving of his heart with which he has labored under the sun?

  • Prov 13:2
    71%

    2A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  • Job 20:18
    70%

    18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; according to his wealth shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

  • Eccl 4:8
    70%

    8There is one alone, without a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother, yet there is no end to all his labor, nor is his eye satisfied with riches, nor does he ask, 'For whom do I labor and deprive my soul of good?' This is also vanity, yes, it is a grievous toil.

  • Gal 6:4-5
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    70%

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

    5For every man shall bear his own burden.

  • Ps 128:2
    70%

    2For you shall eat the labor of your hands; happy shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

  • Eccl 2:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy the good of his labor. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God.

    25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

    6Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full, with toil and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 21:5
    70%

    5The thoughts of the diligent lead only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to poverty.

  • Prov 6:8
    70%

    8Provides her food in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    69%

    7Who goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

  • Eccl 5:18
    69%

    18Behold, what I have seen: it is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion.

  • Prov 13:25
    69%

    25The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

  • Eccl 5:16
    69%

    16And this also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go; and what profit has he who has labored for the wind?

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own wisdom.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2Why do you spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in abundance.

  • Prov 1:19
    69%

    19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 6:11
    69%

    11So shall your poverty come upon you like a traveler, and your need like an armed man.

  • Hag 1:6
    69%

    6You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but are not filled; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

    9He who is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a great waster.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    69%

    10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 19:24
    69%

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