Proverbs 16:26
26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
Other Translations of Proverbs 16:26
King James Version
26 He
English Standard Version
26 A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.
The Message
26 Appetite is an incentive to work; hunger makes you work all the harder.
New King James Version
26 The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.
New Living Translation
26 It is good for workers to have an appetite; an empty stomach drives them on.
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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.