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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 14:23 - Profit
Proverbs 14:23 - In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| labour | H6089 | עֶצֶב |
[Noun Masculine] an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind) |
| there is | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| profit | H4195 | מוֹתָר |
[Noun Masculine] literally gain; figuratively superiority |
| but the talk | H1697 | דָּבָר |
[Noun Masculine] a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) of thing; adverbially a cause |
| of the lips | H8193 | שָׂפָה |
[Noun Feminine] Probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication language; by analogy a margin (of a {vessel} {water} {cloth} etc.) |
| tendeth only | H389 | אַךְ |
[Adverb] a particle of {affirmation} surely; hence (by limitation) only |
| to penury | H4270 | מַחְסוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] deficiency; hence impoverishment |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.