Proverbs 14:23 In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury. Lord Shaftesbury, in one of his speeches, gave an admirable concluding piece of advice to all Christian workers — I trust that you will persevere, and by God's blessing double and redouble your efforts. You cannot do better than take the saying that appears in one of Sir Walter Scott's tales. An old Scotchman sends for his son, and says to him, "Be aye stickin' in a tree, John; it'll be dein guid to the world when you and I are gane." Parallel Verses KJV: In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.WEB: In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. |
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