Proverbs 16:26-28

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁶The appetite of the laborer works for him, for [the need of] his mouth urges him on.

²⁷A worthless man devises and digs up mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

²⁸A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.^(A)

Proverbs 16:26-28

New International Version

²⁶The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.

²⁷A scoundrel^(A) plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.^(B)

²⁸A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(C)
and a gossip separates close friends.^(D)

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)