There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:22Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
Proverbs 14:24The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
Treasury of Scripture
In all labor there is profit: but the talk of the lips tends only to penury.
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Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
John 6:27
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.
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Proverbs 10:10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat…
