Proverbs 14:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 14:23

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Berean Standard Bible

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

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KJV

King James Version

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

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WEB

World English Bible

In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

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ASV

American Standard Version

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 14

²¹ He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

²² Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

²³ There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

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