23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 14:23
The Fear of the LORD, the Way That Seems Right, and Wisdom for Household, Speech, and Community
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts involving household formation, moral walking, speech, work, prudence, self-deception, emotional life, treatment of the poor, fear of the LORD, patience, righteousness, national life, and wise service.
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Verse 23
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There is יִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular profit מוֹתָ֑ר H4195 Noun - masculine singular in all בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct labor עֶ֭צֶב H6089 Noun - masculine singular but mere talk וּדְבַר־ H1697 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם H8193 Noun - fd leads only אַךְ־ H389 Adverb to poverty לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ H4270 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular