Proverbs 14:23

King James Version 1611 (Original)

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
  • 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 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • 2 Thess 3:10-12 : 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our 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 labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering 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 through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by 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 labour shall increase.

  • Prov 14:24
    76%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 16:26
    75%

    26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4He becometh poor that dealeth 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 for want of judgment.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    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 innocent.

  • Eccl 3:9
    74%

    9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

  • Prov 10:19
    73%

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

  • Eccl 6:7
    73%

    7All the labour 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 near destruction.

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 20:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

    15There is gold, and a multitude 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%

    4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Prov 11:24
    73%

    24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of 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 riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 16:23
    72%

    23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

  • Prov 10:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

    22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 13:7
    71%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

    14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and 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 under tribute.

  • Eccl 2:21
    71%

    21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

  • Eccl 1:3
    71%

    3What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh 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; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 13:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3He that keepeth 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 be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth 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 hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Eccl 4:6
    70%

    6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 15:23
    70%

    23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

  • Prov 19:15
    70%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 24:34
    70%

    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 6:11
    70%

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 10:18
    70%

    18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 12:14
    70%

    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence 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.