Proverbs 14:23
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
BSB
ASV
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
KJV
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Another brother spoke with the same Theodore, and he began to talk about matters of which he had no experience. Theodore said to him, 'You've not yet found a ship to sail in, nor put your luggage aboard, nor put out to sea, and you're …
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Ecclesiastes 5:3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
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Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
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A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.