NET Bible
"In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty."
— Proverbs 14:23, NET Bible
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
“In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”
“In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want.”
“In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.”
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.
The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.
In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
A truthful witness rescues lives, but one who testifies falsely betrays them.
In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.