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LXX2012

Proverbs 16:26

A man who labors, labors for himself, and drives from [him] his own ruin.

Parallel Translations

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A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from [him] his own ruin.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
World English Bible

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:7Proverbs 14:232 Thessalonians 3:8–12Proverbs 9:121 Thessalonians 4:11–12

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