Nehr · Proverbs 14

Proverbs 14:23

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Proverbs 14:23, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

American Standard Version (ASV)

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

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