Verse
Proverbs 14:23 — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only…
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
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The verses around Proverbs 14:23.
21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Verse explanation
Notes that real work always brings some profit, while idle talk, with no concrete action behind it, leads only to poverty.
From the Proverbs 14 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 14:23 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Em todo o trabalho proveito ha, mas a palavra dos labios só encaminha á pobreza.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Em todo trabalho cansativo há proveito, mas o falar dos lábios só [leva] à pobreza.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Hay recompensa en el trabajo arduo, pero el mucho hablar solo trae pobreza.
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