23In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to want.


In Context

20 He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he.

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.

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.

25 A true witness delivereth souls; but deceit uttereth lies.

Proverbs 14:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:23All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:23In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:23In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.