The Nugget:
Pro 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. (KJV)
Pro 14:23 In hard work there is always something gained, but idle talk leads only to poverty. (GW, God’s Word translation)
Pro 14:23 Hard work is worthwhile, but empty talk will make you poor. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
The Bible is very emphatic about both the rights and responsibilities of labor. Those in management positions could learn much about how to do their job right by studying what the Bible teaches.
I believe the Marxist tendencies evident in popular and general culture are most certainly the wrong direction to take. Learn the wisdom taught in the Bible if you really want to be successful in life and culture.
Dig deeper through cross reference Bible study:
Here are the cross references careful Bible scholars have found for Proverbs 14:23 as taken from:
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
Proverbs 14:23
all: Pro 12:24, Pro 28:19; Joh 6:27; Heb 6:10-11
but: Pro 10:10; Ecc 5:3; 2Th 3:10-12; 1Ti 5:13
The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:
Proverbs 14:23
all labor. Pro 12:24; +*Pro 22:29; Pro 28:19; *Gen 3:19; 1 Ki 11:28 mg. Psa 90:17; Ecc 2:24; Mat 11:12; *Luk 10:7; *Joh 6:27; +*1Co 15:58; *Col 3:22-24; 2Th 3:10; 2Th 3:12; +*Heb 6:10; Heb 6:11
but. Pro 10:10; Ecc 5:3; Jer 12:2; +*Luk 6:46; 2Th 3:10-12; 1Ti 5:13
Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible:
all labor. Pr 12:24. +Pr 22:29. 28:19. Ge 3:19. 1 Ki 11:28 mg. Ps 90:17. Ec 2:24. Mt 11:12. Lk 10:7. Jn 6:27. +1 Cor 15:58. Col 3:22-24. 2 Th 3:10, 12. +He 6:10, 11.
but. Pr 10:10. Ec 5:3. Je 12:2. +Lk 6:46. 2 Th 3:10-12. 1 Ti 5:13.
The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Proverbs 14:23
In all labour. Pro 12:24; +*Pro 22:29; Pro 28:19, *Gen 3:19, 1Ki 11:28 mg. Psa 90:17, Ecc 2:24, Mat 11:12, +*Luk 10:7, *Joh 6:27, +*1Co 15:58, *Col 3:22, 23, 24, 2Th 3:10; 2Th 3:12, +*Heb 6:10; +*Heb 6:11.
but. Pro 10:10, Ecc 5:3, Jer 12:2, +*Luk 6:46, 2Th 3:10, 11, 12, 1Ti 5:13.
The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury Expanded:
Proverbs 14:23
In all labour. Pro 12:24; Pro 16:26. +*Pro 22:29; Pro 28:19, *Gen 3:19, Jdg 19:16. 1Ki 11:28 mg. Psa 90:17, Ecc 2:24, Isa 19:15. Mat 11:12, +*Luk 10:7, *Joh 6:27, +*1Co 15:58, **Eph 4:28. *Col 3:22, 23, 24, 2Th 3:10; 2Th 3:12, +*Heb 6:10; +*Heb 6:11.
there is profit. Pro 24:4. Pro 28:19. Ecc 3:9. **1Co 15:58. *Col 3:23, 24. **Heb 6:10.
but the talk. Pro 10:10, Ecc 5:3, Jer 12:2, +*Luk 6:46, 2Th 3:10, 11, 12, 1Ti 5:13.
tendeth only to penury. Pro 10:8. Pro 12:11. Pro 28:19.