Proverbs 14:23

Modern English Version

In all toil there is profit, but idle chatter of the lips leads only to poverty.

Cross References

Job 28:10

He cuts out rivers among the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

Proverbs 10:10

He who winks with the eye causes trouble, and a prating fool will fall.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 14:22

Do they not err who devise evil? But mercy and truth will find those who devise good.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

Proverbs 28:19

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who chases empty pursuits will have poverty enough.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What benefit does the worker have in his toil?

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For a dream comes when there is a great burden, and a foolish voice when there are many words.

John 6:27

Do not work for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides that, they learn to be idle, and not only idle, wandering around from house to house, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they ought not.