Proverbs 14:23
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
In Context
22Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.
24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
Cross References
Job 28:10He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Ecclesiastes 3:9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?
John 6:27Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn also [to be] idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:23
22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. See here, 1. How miserably mistaken those are that not only do evil, but devise it: Do they not err? Yes, certainly they do; every one knows it. They think that by sinning with craft and contrivance, and carrying on their intrigues with more plot and artifice than others, they shall make a better hand of their sins than others do, and come off better. But they are mistaken. God's justice cannot be out-witted. Those that… Read the whole commentary →