26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:26
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 26
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A worker’s עָ֭מֵל H6001 Noun - masculine singular appetite נֶ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular works עָ֣מְלָה H5998 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular for him לּ֑וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction his hunger פִּֽיהוּ׃ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular drives him אָכַ֖ף H404 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular onward עָלָ֣יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular