Cross references
Proverbs 16:26
A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger drives him onward.
Proverbs 16:26 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ecclesiastes 6:7 (5 votes) and Proverbs 14:23 (4 votes). 3 other verses point back to it. It links with 3 other books, from Proverbs 9 to 2 Thessalonians 3.
Which verses does Proverbs 16:26 point to?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:75 votes
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
- Proverbs 14:234 votes
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- Proverbs 9:123 votes
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8–123 votes
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you. Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate. …
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11–122 votes
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
Which verses point to Proverbs 16:26?
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