Verse Comparison: Proverbs 16:26
American Standard Version
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him `thereto'.
Amplified® Bible
The appetite of the laborer works for him, for [the need of] his mouth urges him on.
Contemporary English Version
The hungrier you are, the harder you work.
Darby English Version
The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
Good News Bible
A laborer's appetite makes him work harder, because he wants to satisfy his hunger.
King James Version
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
New American Standard Bible
A worker's appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him {on.}
New International Version
The laborer's appetite works for him;
his hunger drives him on.
New King James Version
The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives him on.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A worker's appetite works for him,For his hunger urges him on.
Revised Standard Version
A worker's appetite works for him; 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.
