Proverbs 14:23
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
In allבְּכָל־be·chol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
laborעֶ֭צֶבe·tzev6089aa hurt, pain, toilfrom atsab
there is profit,מֹותָ֑רmo·v·tar;4195abundance, preeminencefrom yathar
But mereפָתַ֗יִםfa·ta·yim8193lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
talkוּדְבַרשְׂ֝־u·de·va·rs-1697speech, wordfrom dabar
[leads] onlyאַךְ־ach-389surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
to poverty.לְמַחְסֹֽור׃le·mach·so·vr.4270a need, thing needed, povertyfrom chaser
KJV Lexicon
In all labour
`etseb  (eh'-tseb)
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind): grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
there is profit
mowthar  (mo-thar')
literally, gain; figuratively, superiority -- plenteousness, preeminence, profit.
but the talk
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
tendeth only to penury
machcowr  (makh-sore')
deficiency; hence, impoverishment -- lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.
New American Standard (©1995)
In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.

King James Bible
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

American King James Version
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.

American Standard Version
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Darby Bible Translation
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips tendeth only to want.

English Revised Version
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Webster's Bible Translation
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

World English Bible
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

Young's Literal Translation
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.

משלי 14:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מֹותָ֑ר וּדְבַרשְׂ֝־פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃

משלי 14:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
בכל־עצב יהיה מותר ודברש־פתים אך־למחסור׃

משלי 14:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
בכל־עצב יהיה מותר ודברש־פתים אך־למחסור׃

משלי 14:23 Hebrew Bible
בכל עצב יהיה מותר ודבר שפתים אך למחסור׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
in omni opere erit abundantia ubi autem verba sunt plurima frequenter egestas

Advantage Labor Labour Leads Lips Makes Mere Penury Poor Poverty Profit Talk Tendeth Tends Toil

Advantage Hard Labor Lips Makes Mere Penury Poor Poverty Profit Talk Tendeth Tends Toil Want Work

Advantage Hard Labor Lips Makes Mere Penury Poor Poverty Profit Talk Tendeth Tends Toil Want Work

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