Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 16:26 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. {He...: Heb. The soul of him that} {craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him}”
Proverbs 16:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof {are} the ways of death.
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. {He...: Heb. The soul of him that} {craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him}
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips {there is} as a burning fire. {An...: Heb. A man of Belial}
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. {soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}
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