Proverbs 14:23

New International Version

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Cross References

Job 28:10

They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.

Proverbs 10:10

Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 12:24

Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 14:22

Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.

Proverbs 14:24

The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

Proverbs 28:19

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What do workers gain from their toil?

Ecclesiastes 5:3

A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies who talk nonsense, saying things they ought not to.