Proverbs 14:23
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
In Context
24The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
Cross References
Job 28:10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Ecclesiastes 3:9What does the worker gain from his toil?
John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
1 Timothy 5:13At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
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 →