Proverbs

Proverbs 14:23

²³There is profit in all labor,

but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
profit	מוֹתָ֑ר	mō·w·ṯār	Noun - masculine singular	H4195 gain, superiority
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
labor	עֶ֭צֶב	‘e·ṣeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6089 pain, hurt, toil
but mere talk	וּדְבַר־	ū·ḏə·ḇa·rś-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
leads only	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
to poverty	לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃	lə·maḥ·sō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4270 need, thing needed, poverty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.