Proverbs 14:23

21 He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

22 Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

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

25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
KJV
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
WEB
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
ASV
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
DARBY
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
BLB
In all labor there is profit, and a word of the lips [is] only to poverty.
ÅB
Ethvert møyefullt arbeid gir vinning, men tomt snakk fører bare til tap.
OTB
I alt flittig arbeid er det vinning, men tomt prat fører bare til fattigdom.
B1930
Ethvert møiefullt arbeid gir vinning, men tomt snakk fører bare til tap.

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