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Proverbs 14:23

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23In all labour there is profit:

But the talk of the lips ktendeth only to penury.

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Cross references

  1. kch. 11. 24 (Heb.). See ch. 21. 5.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In all toil there is profit,

but mere talk tends only to poverty.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All hard work brings a profit,

but mere talk leads only to poverty.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There is profit in all hard work,

but endless talk leads only to poverty.

NLTNew Living Translation

Work brings profit,

but mere talk leads to poverty!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In all toil, there is profit,

but the talk of lips leads only to poverty.

KJV 1900King James Version

In all labour there is profit:

But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.