Proverbs 14:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
John 6:27 : 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
2 Thess 3:10-12 : 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, {G3754} If any will not work, neither let him eat. 11 For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Heb 6:10-11 : 10 for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the {G2873} love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And withal they learn also [to be] idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Eccl 5:3 : 3 For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.
Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 13:11
77%
11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Prov 14:24
76%
24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
Prov 16:26
75%
26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
Prov 21:5-6
2 verses
74%
5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
Prov 10:4
74%
4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Prov 13:23
74%
23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Prov 28:19-20
2 verses
74%
19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
Eccl 3:9
74%
9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?
Prov 10:19
73%
19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.
Eccl 6:7
73%
7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Prov 10:14-16
3 verses
73%
14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Prov 20:14-15
2 verses
73%
14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Prov 19:1
73%
1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Prov 23:4
73%
4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
Prov 11:24
73%
24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.
Prov 14:3
72%
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Job 15:3
72%
3Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Prov 22:16
72%
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
Prov 16:23
72%
23The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Prov 10:21-22
2 verses
72%
21The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
Prov 13:7
71%
7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
Eccl 5:13-14
2 verses
71%
13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
Prov 12:23-24
2 verses
71%
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Eccl 2:21
71%
21For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Eccl 1:3
71%
3What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
Prov 14:22
71%
22Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.
Prov 16:21
71%
21The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Prov 1:19
70%
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Prov 13:3-4
2 verses
70%
3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 15:7
70%
7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
Prov 12:11
70%
11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.
Prov 21:23
70%
23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
Prov 28:22
70%
22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Eccl 4:6
70%
6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
Prov 15:23
70%
23A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!
Prov 19:15
70%
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Prov 24:34
70%
34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Prov 6:11
70%
11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Eccl 10:18
70%
18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Prov 12:14
70%
14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Prov 11:4
69%
4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.