Verse 26

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

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.