Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
††Hee that laboureth, laboureth for himselfe; for his mouth craueth it of him.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. the soule of him that laboureth.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. boweth vnto him.
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8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
8Neither did wee eate any mans bread for nought: but wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, that wee might not bee chargeable to any of you.
9Not because we haue not power, but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.
10For euen when wee were with you, this wee commanded you, that if any would not worke, neither should he eate.
11For we heare that there are some which walke among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busi-bodies.
12Now them that are such, we command, and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that with quietnesse they worke, and eat their owne bread.
- Proverbs 9:12Rank 4 from verse 26
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11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
11And that ye studie to be quiet, and to doe your owne businesse, and to worke with your owne hands, (as wee commanded you:)
12That ye may walke honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may haue lacke of ‖nothing.
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Proverbs 16:26
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
25*There is a way that seemeth right vnto a man; but the end thereof are the wayes of death.
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
26††Hee that laboureth, laboureth for himselfe; for his mouth craueth it of him.
Selected passage27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
27†An vngodly man diggeth vp euill: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.