Proverbs 14:23–24
23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk ktends only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — The New International Version (NIV)
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
23 In all labour there is profit:
But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches:
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — New Living Translation (NLT)
23 Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
24 Wealth is a crown for the wise;
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
23 In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — New Century Version (NCV)
23 Those who work hard make a profit,
but those who only talk will be poor.
24 Wise people are rewarded with wealth,
but fools only get more foolishness.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — American Standard Version (ASV)
23 In all labor there is profit;
But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches;
But the folly of fools is only folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
23 In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to want.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches; the folly of the foolish is folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
23 In hard work there is always something gained,
but idle talk leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of wise people is their wealth.
The stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!
Proverbs 14:23–24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
23 There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wisdom,
but folly is the garland of fools.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
23 In all toil, there is profit,
but the talk of lips leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth;
the folly of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
23 All hard work pays off.
But if all you do is talk, you will be poor.
24 The wealth of wise people is their crown.
But the foolish ways of foolish people lead to what is foolish.
Proverbs 14:23–24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
23 In all labor there is profit,
But mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is foolishness.