Proverbs 16:26-28

New Living Translation

²⁶It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.

²⁷Scoundrels create trouble;
their words are a destructive blaze.

²⁸A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of 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)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)