Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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Cross references
- Ecclesiastes 6:7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
- Proverbs 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
- Proverbs 9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.