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In all labour there is profit: but the talke of the lippes tendeth onely to penury.
- 1611 King James Bible
Other Translations of Proverbs 14:23
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips `tendeth' only to penury.
- American Standard Version (1901)
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
- Basic English Bible
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
- Darby Bible
In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want.
- Douay Rheims Bible
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
- Webster's Bible
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
- World English Bible
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips [is] only to want.
- Youngs Literal Bible
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 14:23
14:23 The talk - Idle talking will bring a man to poverty.
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