Proverbs 14:23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 In all labor there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to loss.
Proverbs 14:23
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
Good News Translation
23 Work and you will earn a living; if you sit around talking you will be poor.
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Proverbs 14:23
New American Standard Bible
23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]mere talk leads only to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:23 Lit word of lips
Proverbs 14:23
New International Version
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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