Proverbs 14:23

The English Standar Version

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

Cross References

Job 28:10

He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

Proverbs 10:10

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 14:22

Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meet[5] steadfast love and faithfulness.

Proverbs 14:24

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

Proverbs 28:19

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Ecclesiastes 3:9

What gain has the worker from his toil?

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with many words.

John 6:27

Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.