Proverbs 16:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A worker'sעָ֭מֵל
(a·mel)
6001a: a laborer, suffererfrom amal
appetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
worksעָ֣מְלָה
(a·me·lah)
5998: to labor, toila prim. root
for him, For his hungerפִּֽיהוּ׃
(pi·hu.)
6310: moutha prim. root
urgesאָכַ֖ף
(a·chaf)
404: to press, urgea prim. root
him [on]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
He
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
that laboureth
`amel  (aw-male')
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful -- that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
laboureth
`amal  (aw-mal')
to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness -- (take) labour (in).
for himself for his mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
craveth
'akaph  (aw-kaf')
apparently meaning to curve (as with a burden); to urge -- crave.
it of him
Parallel Verses
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.

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

International Standard Version
The appetite of the laborer motivates him; indeed, his hunger drives him on.

NET Bible
A laborer's appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The soul of a sufferer makes him sick and from the mouth of his soul destruction comes to him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A laborer's appetite works to his advantage, because his hunger drives him on.

King James 2000 Bible
He that labors labors for himself; for his mouth craves it of him.
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