Proverbs 16:26-28

21st Century King James Version

²⁶He that laboreth, laboreth for himself, for his mouth craveth it of him.

²⁷A froward man diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is a burning fire.

²⁸A froward man soweth strife, and a whisperer separateth closest friends.

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)

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)