23There 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 isיִהְיֶ֣הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularprofitמוֹתָ֑רH4195Noun - masculine singularin allבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructlaborעֶ֭צֶבH6089Noun - masculine singularbut mere talkוּדְבַר־H1697Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםH8193Noun - fdleads onlyאַךְ־H389Adverbto povertyלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃H4270Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular