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Proverbs 14:23 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
American Standard Version (ASV)
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips `tendeth' only to penury.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
World English Bible (WEB)
In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.
| In all | בְּכָל | bĕkāl | beh-HAHL |
| labour | עֶ֭צֶב | ʿeṣeb | EH-tsev |
| there is | יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihye | yee-YEH |
| profit: | מוֹתָ֑ר | môtār | moh-TAHR |
| talk the but | וּדְבַר | ûdĕbar | oo-deh-VAHR |
| of the lips | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם | śĕpātayim | SEH-fa-TA-yeem |
| tendeth only | אַךְ | ʾak | ak |
| to penury. | לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | lĕmaḥsôr | leh-mahk-SORE |