Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 14:23
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
In context
21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.
22Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.
23In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
25A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.
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日本語 · 箴言 14:23 · 口語訳聖書すべての勤労には利益がある、しかし口先だけの言葉は貧乏をきたらせるだけだ。한국어 · 잠언 14:23 · 개역한글모든 수고에는 이익이 있어도 입술의 말은 궁핍을 이룰 뿐이니라Español · Proverbios 14:23 · Reina-Valera (1909)En toda labor hay fruto: mas la palabra de los labios solamente empobrece.Português · Provérbios 14:23 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Em todo trabalho cansativo há proveito, mas o falar dos lábios só leva à pobreza.
