Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 14:23 in English Standard Version "In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty." Pr 11:24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Pr 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. Pr 22:16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.