26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
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26 A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.
26 Appetite is an incentive to work; hunger makes you work all the harder.
26 The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.
26 It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:26
Commentary on Proverbs 16:26
(Read Proverbs 16:26)
We must labour for the meat which endureth to everlasting life, or we must perish.