NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon In all labour`etseb (eh'-tseb) an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind): grievous, idol, labor, sorrow. there is profit mowthar (mo-thar') literally, gain; figuratively, superiority -- plenteousness, preeminence, profit. but the talk dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of the lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) tendeth only to penury machcowr (makh-sore') deficiency; hence, impoverishment -- lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty. King James Bible In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Holman Christian Standard Bible There is profit in all hard work, but endless talk leads only to poverty. International Standard Version In hard work there is always profit, but too much chattering leads to poverty. NET Bible In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In all that concerns you, one thing is profitable, and he that is diminished in his way of life is quiet and will be pleasant. Lord Jehovah heals every sickness, and the speech of the lips of the evil damages them. GOD'S WORD® Translation In hard work there is always something gained, but idle talk leads only to poverty. King James 2000 Bible In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. Links Proverbs 14:23Proverbs 14:23 NIV Proverbs 14:23 NLT Proverbs 14:23 ESV Proverbs 14:23 NASB Proverbs 14:23 KJV |
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