Proverbs 14:23
In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מוֹתָרmôwthârliterally gain; figuratively, superiority
- עֶצֶבʻetseban earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
- שָׂפָהsâphâhthe lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vess
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 28:19, Pro 12:24, 2Th 3:10–12, Heb 6:10–11, Ecc 5:3, Jhn 6:27, Pro 10:10, 1Ti 5:13