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Proverbs 16:26 - Mouth

Proverbs 16:26 - He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
He	H5315	נֶפֶשׁ	[Noun Feminine] properly a breathing {creature} that {is} animal or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a {literal} accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
that laboureth	H6001	עָמֵל	[Noun Masculine] toiling; concretely a laborer; figuratively sorrowful
laboureth	H6001	עָמֵל	[Noun Masculine] toiling; concretely a laborer; figuratively sorrowful
for	H3588	כִּי	[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed
himself for	H3588	כִּי	[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed
his mouth	H6310	פֶּה	[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
craveth	H404	אָכַף	[Verb] apparent meaning to curve (as with a burden); to urge
it of	H5921	עַל	[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
him

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.