Proverbs 14:23 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | בְּכָל | h3605 | |
| 1 | In all labour | עֶ֭צֶב | h6089 |
| 2 | יִהְיֶ֣ה | h1961 | |
| 3 | there is profit | מוֹתָ֑ר | h4195 |
| 4 | but the talk | וּדְבַר | h1697 |
| 5 | of the lips | שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם | h8193 |
| 6 | אַךְ | h389 | |
| 7 | tendeth only to penury | לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | h4270 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
American Standard Version (ASV)
In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips `tendeth' only to penury.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
World English Bible (WEB)
In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.