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Proverbs 14:23

All honest labour produces some profit — gain, growth, or skill. But all talk with no action leads to poverty. This is not a warning against speaking but against substituting words for work. Words without deeds are ultimately empty.

Memory phrase: Work, not just talk.

Talk about it: What is the difference between talking about doing something and actually doing it?

Prayer: God, help me work, not just talk.

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