Proverbs 14:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:24 : 24 A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.
  • 2 Thess 3:10-12 : 10 For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that yf any woulde not worke, the same shoulde not eate. 11 For we haue heard that there are some which walke among you inordinately, workyng not at all, but be busy bodies. 12 Them that are such, we commaunde and exhort by our Lorde Iesus Christ, that they workyng in quietnesse, eate their owne breade.
  • Heb 6:10-11 : 10 For God is not vnryghteous, to forget your worke & labour of loue, whiche ye haue shewed towarde his name, hauyng ministred to the saintes, and do minister. 11 Yea and we desire that euery one of you do shewe the same diligence, to the full assuraunce of hope, vnto the ende,
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 They learne to wander about from house to house idle: yea not idle only, but also tatlers and busybodies, speakyng thynges which are not comely.
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 For where much carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are, there men may heare fooles.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:11
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    11Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.

  • Prov 21:5-6
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    5The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.

    6To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Prov 13:23
    74%

    23There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    74%

    19He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

    20A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9What hath a man els that doth any thyng, but weerinesse and labour?

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Prov 10:14-16
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    73%

    14Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

    15The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.

  • Prov 20:14-15
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    73%

    14It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.

    15There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 23:4
    73%

    4Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

  • Prov 11:24
    73%

    24Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the mouth of the foolishe is the rodde of pryde: but the lippes of the wyse wyll preserue them.

  • Job 15:3
    72%

    3Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good?

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 16:23
    72%

    23A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely, and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes.

  • Prov 10:21-22
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    72%

    21The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude: but fooles shall dye in their owne follie.

    22The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    71%

    13Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

    14For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.

  • Prov 12:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

    24A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

  • Eccl 2:21
    71%

    21Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie.

  • Eccl 1:3
    71%

    3For what els hath a man of all the labour that he taketh vnder the sunne?

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.

  • Prov 16:21
    71%

    21Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.

  • Prov 13:3-4
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    70%

    3He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.

    4The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • Prov 15:7
    70%

    7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A ioyfull thing it is to a man whe his counsayle is folowed: and howe good is a worde spoken in season.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 24:34
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    34So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.