Proverbs 16:26
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָמֵל
ʻâmêl
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful
עָמֵל
ʻâmêl
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
English grammatical function word ('craveth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('craveth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are re...
Study GRAM →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
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