Proverbs 16:26

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

Bible in Basic English ☆

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.

Darby Translation ☆

The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.

Noyes Bible ☆

The hunger of the laborer laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him on.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

The desire of the laborer laboreth for him; for his mouth imposeth it on him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth compelleth him.

King James Version ☆

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; For his mouth craveth it of him.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

A man who labors, labors for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

Webster Bible ☆

He that laboreth laboreth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Revised Version ☆

The appetite of the labouring man laboureth for him; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

A man who labors, labors for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.

World English Bible ☆

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

The appetite of the labouring man labours for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

The appetite of the labouring man labours for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World English Bible Classic ☆

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World English Bible Updated ☆

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World Messianic Bible ☆

The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

The appetite of the labouring man labours for him, for his mouth urges him on.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused [him] to bend over it.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

The nefesh (appetite) of the laborer works for him, for his peh (mouth) of hunger driveth him on.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

نَفْسُ ٱلتَّعِبِ تُتْعِبُ لَهُ، لِأَنَّ فَمَهُ يَحِثُّهُ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

အလုပ်လုပ်သောသူသည်၊ မိမိပစပ်တောင်း သောကြောင့်၊ မိမိအဘို့ လုပ်တတ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

အလုပ် လုပ်သောသူသည်၊ မိမိ ပစပ် တောင်း သောကြောင့် ၊ မိမိ အဘို့ လုပ် တတ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Toksah kami loe, angmah ih pakha pacah han ih ni tok to a sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Thakthaekung kah a hinglu loh amah hamla thakthae tih a ka te a kamcah sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Thakthaekung kah a hinglu loh amah hamla thakthae tih a ka te a kamcah sak.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

劳力人的胃口使他劳力， 因为他的口腹催逼他。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

勞力人的胃口使他勞力， 因為他的口腹催逼他。

World Chinese Bible ☆

劳碌人的胃口为他劳碌， 因为他的口催逼他。

Croatian Bible ☆

Radnikova glad radi za nj; jer ga tjeraju usta njegova.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Èlověk pracovitý pracuje sobě, nebo ponoukají ho ústa jeho.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

En Arbejders Hunger arbejder for ham, thi Mundens Krav driver på ham.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

De ziel des arbeidzamen arbeidt voor zichzelven; want zijn mond buigt zich voor hem.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

De honger zet den arbeider aan tot werken; Zijn mond dwingt hem ertoe.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiu laboras, tiu laboras por si mem; Ĉar lin devigas lia buŝo.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

L’âme de celui qui travaille, travaille pour lui, car sa bouche l’y contraint.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

La faim de celui qui travaille, travaille pour lui, parce que sa bouche l'y contraint.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Celui qui travaille, travaille pour lui, Car sa bouche l’y excite.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

La faim du travailleur travaille pour lui, car sa bouche le pousse à l'effort.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Des Arbeiters Hunger arbeitet für ihn, denn sein Mund spornt ihn an.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Mancher kommt zu großem Unglück durch sein eigen Maul.

German Textbibel ☆

Der Hunger des Arbeiters arbeitet für ihn, denn sein eigener Mund treibt ihn an.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Die Seele des Arbeiters läßt es sich sauer werden; denn sein Hunger treibt ihn an.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἀνὴρ ἐν πόνοις πονεῖ ἑαυτῷ καὶ ἐκβιάζεται τὴν ἀπώλειαν ἑαυτοῦ, ὁ μέντοι σκολιὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ στόματι φορεῖ τὴν ἀπώλειαν.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἀνὴρ ἐν πόνοις πονεῖ ἑαυτῷ, καὶ ἐκβιάζεται τὴν ἀπώλειαν ἑαυτοῦ. Ὁ μέντοι σκολιὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ στόματι φορεῖ τὴν ἀπώλειαν·

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Grangou fè ou travay rèd, paske ou bezwen manje pou ou mete nan bouch.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O ka mea hana, hana oia nana iho: O kona waha ka i koi mai ia ia.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָ֣מְלָה לֹּ֑ו כִּֽי־אָכַ֖ף עָלָ֣יו פִּֽיהוּ׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

נפש עמל עמלה לו כי אכף עליו פיהו׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

L'anima di chi si affatica si affatica per lui stesso; Perciocchè la sua bocca lo preme .

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

La fame del lavoratore lavora per lui, perché la sua bocca lo stimola.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

働く者の食欲がその人を働かせる。 自分の口が彼を駆り立てる。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

노력하는 자는 식욕을 인하여 애쓰나니 이는 그 입이 자기를 독촉함이니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Masrinsral lun sie mwet ac oru el orekma upa, tuh in ku in oasr mwe mongo nal.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Anima laborantis laborat sibi, quia compulit eum os suum.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

اشتهای کارگر برایش کار می‌کند، زیرا که دهانش او را بر آن تحریض می‌نماید.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

O apetite do trabalhador trabalha por ele, pois a sua fome o impulsiona.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

A alma do trabalhador faz ele trabalhar para si, porque sua boca o obriga.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Cel ce muncește, muncește pentru el însuși, fiindcă gura lui poftește aceasta de la el.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Чине мунчеште, пентру ел мунчеште, кэч фоамя луй ыл ындямнэ ла лукру.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Трудящийся трудится для себя, потому что понуждает его к тому рот его.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Ko se trudi sebi se trudi, jer ga nagone usta njegova.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ко се труди себи се труди, јер га нагоне уста његова.

Mashi Bible ☆

Ishali ly’omukozi ye linakolera, bulyâla iralà akanwa kayumvîrhe lyanamusêza.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí; porque su boca le constriñe.

Spanish BLL ☆

El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí, porque su boca le estimula.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí, porque su boca le estimula.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

El deseo del hombre trabajador está trabajando para él, porque su necesidad de comida lo está impulsando.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

La persona que labora para ella misma Trabaja porque su boca lo obliga.

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Revised West Version ☆

Ko ia ʻoku ngaue ʻoku ngāue maʻana: he ʻoku tangi ai kiate ia ʻa hono ngutu.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Працюючий працює для себе, бо примушує рот його до того.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Працюючий працює для себе, бо примушує рот його до того.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Sự biết đói của kẻ lao khổ giúp làm việc cho người, Bởi vì miệng người thúc giục người.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָ֣מְלָה לּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־אָכַ֖ף עָלָ֣יו פִּֽיהוּ׃