Proverbs 14:23
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
In context
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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Proverbs 14:23 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- KJV King James Version
- In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
- WEB World English Bible
- In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
- ASV American Standard Version
- In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
- DBY Darby Translation
- In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
- WBS Webster Bible
- In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.