Proverbs 16:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 6:7 : 7 All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you. 12 In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.
  • 2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you. 9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. 10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.” 11 For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others. 12 Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you have mocked, you alone must bear it.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 6:7
    81%

    7All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 14:23
    75%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

  • Prov 13:4
    73%

    4The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 28:19
    73%

    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    73%

    6The farmer who works hard ought to have the first share of the crops.

  • Prov 12:11
    73%

    11The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.

  • Eccl 3:9
    73%

    9Man is Ignorant of God’s Timing What benefit can a worker gain from his toil?

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 12:14
    72%

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 19:15
    72%

    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Prov 26:15
    72%

    15The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 16:27
    72%

    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • 1 Tim 5:18
    71%

    18For the scripture says,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and,“The worker deserves his pay.”

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Prov 18:20
    71%

    20From the fruit of a person’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied, with the product of his lips he will be satisfied.

  • John 6:27
    71%

    27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

  • Prov 12:27
    71%

    27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

  • Eccl 2:21-22
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    71%

    21For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

    22Painful Days and Restless Nights What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth?

  • Prov 13:2
    71%

    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

  • Job 20:18
    70%

    18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

  • Eccl 4:8
    70%

    8A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments,“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is futile and a burdensome task!

  • Gal 6:4-5
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    4Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

    5For each one will carry his own load.

  • Ps 128:2
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    2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.

  • Eccl 2:24-25
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    24Enjoy Work and its Benefits There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work. I also perceived that this ability to find enjoyment comes from God.

    25For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.

  • Eccl 4:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

    6Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 6:8
    70%

    8yet it would prepare its food in the summer; it gathered at the harvest what it will eat.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    69%

    7Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?

  • Eccl 5:18
    69%

    18Enjoy the Fruit of Your Labor I have seen personally what is the only beneficial and appropriate course of action for people: to eat and drink, and find enjoyment in all their hard work on earth during the few days of their life which God has given them, for this is their reward.

  • Prov 13:25
    69%

    25The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.

  • Eccl 5:16
    69%

    16This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!

  • Prov 1:19
    69%

    19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

  • Prov 6:11
    69%

    11and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

  • Hag 1:6
    69%

    6You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’”

  • Prov 18:9
    69%

    9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    69%

    10For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.

  • Prov 19:24
    69%

    24The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!