Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5315 [e] נֶ֣פֶשׁ ne-p̄eš The soul N-fs 6001 [e] עָ֭מֵל ‘ā-mêl of the laborer N-ms 5998 [e] עָ֣מְלָה ‘ā-mə-lāh labors V-Qal-Perf-3fs [e] לּ֑וֹ lōw for himself Prep-l | 3ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- because Conj 404 [e] אָכַ֖ף ’ā-ḵap̄ presses V-Qal-Perf-3ms 5921 [e] עָלָ֣יו ‘ā-lāw him onward Prep | 3ms 6310 [e] פִּֽיהוּ׃ pî-hū his mouth N-msc | 3ms

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger urges him on.

New American Standard Bible
A worker's appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him [on].

King James Bible
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. Proverbs 16:26 • Proverbs 16:26 NIV • Proverbs 16:26 NLT • Proverbs 16:26 ESV • Proverbs 16:26 NASB • Proverbs 16:26 KJV • Proverbs 16:26 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 16:26 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 16:26 French Bible • Proverbs 16:26 German Bible

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