Proverbs 14:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
Proverbs 14:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 14:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 14:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 14:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”
Proverbs 14:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 14:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.”
Proverbs 14:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 14:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.”
Proverbs 14:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 14:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.”
Proverbs 14:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 14:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.”
Proverbs 14:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 14:23 in Context — Proverbs 14
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
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.
25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
What Does Proverbs 14:23 Mean?
Proverbs 14:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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