Proverbs 14:23
By all labour, there will be abundance, but, the talk of the lips, tendeth only to want.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 folly of dullards, is, folly.
Cross References
Job 28:10Among the rocks, hath he cut open streams, and, every precious thing, hath his eye seen:
Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent, shall bear rule, but, the indolent, shall come under tribute.
Ecclesiastes 3:9What profit hath he that worketh, in that wherein, himself, hath toiled?
John 6:27Be working, not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that endureth unto life age-abiding,—which, the Son of Man, unto you, will give; for upon, the same, hath the Father, even God, set his seal.
1 Timothy 5:13At the same time, to be idlers, are they learning, going about from house to house; and, not only idlers, but, gossips, also, and, busybodies,—saying the things 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 →