Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 14:23

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 14:23

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 14:23

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury." — Proverbs 14:23 (ASV)

The contrast between a single, thorough deed, and the mere emptiness of speech.