Proverbs 14:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
Proverbs 14:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 14:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 14:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 14:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.”
Proverbs 14:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 14:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”
Proverbs 14:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 14:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.”
Proverbs 14:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 14:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.”
Proverbs 14:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 14:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.”
Proverbs 14:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 14:23 in Context — Proverbs 14
21 Peca el que menosprecia á su prójimo: mas el que tiene misericordia de los pobres, es bienaventurado.
22 ¿No yerran los que piensan mal? Misericordia empero y verdad [alcanzarán] los que piensan bien.
23 En toda labor hay fruto: mas la palabra de los labios solamente empobrece.
24 Las riquezas de los sabios son su corona: [mas] es infatuación la insensatez de los necios.
25 El testigo verdadero libra las almas: mas el engañoso hablará mentiras.
What Does Proverbs 14:23 Mean?
Proverbs 14:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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