They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing.
Proverbs 14:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In all labour there is profit: But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In all labor there is profit, but idle talk leads only to poverty. American Standard Version (1901) In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. Common English Bible There is profit in hard work, but mere talk leads to poverty. Catholic Public Domain Version In every work, there shall be abundance. But where there are many words, there is often need. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want. |
They cut out channels in the rocks, and their eyes see every precious thing.
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but one who rebukes boldly makes peace.
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
Do not those who plan evil err? Those who plan good find loyalty and faithfulness.
Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.”
Besides that, they learn to be idle, gadding about from house to house, and they are not merely idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say.