Proverbs 14:23

Geneva Bible (1560)

In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.
  • Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • 2 Thess 3:10-12 : 10 For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate. 11 For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies. 12 Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.
  • Heb 6:10-11 : 10 For God is not vnrighteous, that hee should forget your worke, and labour of loue, which ye shewed toward his Name, in that ye haue ministred vnto the Saints, and yet minister. 11 And we desire that euery one of you shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende,
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And likewise also being idle they learne to goe about from house to house: yea, they are not onely ydle, but also pratlers and busibodies, speaking things which are not comely.
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 (5:2) For as a dreame commeth by the multitude of businesse: so the voyce of a foole is in the multitude of wordes.
  • Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, & he that is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:11
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    11The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.

  • Prov 21:5-6
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    5The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.

    6The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

    20A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9What profite hath hee that worketh of the thing wherein he trauaileth?

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.

  • Prov 10:14-16
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    73%

    14Wise men lay vp knowledge: but ye mouth of the foole is a present destruction.

    15The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: but the reuenues of the wicked to sinne.

  • Prov 20:14-15
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    73%

    14It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.

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

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.

  • Prov 11:24
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    24There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • Job 15:3
    72%

    3Shall he dispute with wordes not comely? or with talke that is not profitable?

  • Prov 22:16
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    16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

  • Prov 16:23
    72%

    23The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.

  • Prov 10:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21The lippes of the righteous doe feede many: but fooles shall die for want of wisedome.

    22The blessing of the Lorde, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13(5:12) There is an euill sickenes that I haue seene vnder the sunne: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their euill.

    14(5:13) And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.

  • Prov 12:23-24
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    23A wise man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of the fooles publisheth foolishnes.

    24The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

  • Eccl 2:21
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    21For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.

  • Eccl 1:3
    71%

    3What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?

  • Prov 14:22
    71%

    22Doe not they erre that imagine euill? but to them that thinke on good things, shalbe mercie and trueth.

  • Prov 16:21
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    21The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 13:3-4
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    3Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.

    4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due seaso?

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.

  • Prov 24:34
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    34So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A man shalbe satiate with good things by the fruite of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall God giue vnto him.

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.