Proverbs 14:23

English Standard Version

23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. (Pr 11:24; Pr 21:5; Pr 22:16)

New International Version

23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

New International Reader’s Version

23 All hard work pays off. But if all you do is talk, you will be poor.

King James Version

23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.