26A 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’sעָ֭מֵלH6001Noun - masculine singularappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularworksעָ֣מְלָהH5998Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularfor himלּ֑וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionhis hungerפִּֽיהוּ׃H6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singulardrives himאָכַ֖ףH404Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularonwardעָלָ֣יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singular