In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:23 · retained source text
In all labour there is profit: but the talke of the lippes tendeth onely to penury.
KJV dictionary & concordance
penury
Meaning of “penury”
Poverty, want, destitution, or a condition of having very little or lacking necessary provision.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Proverbs 14:23
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For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 21:4 · retained source text
For all these haue of their abundance cast in vnto the offerings of God, but shee of her penurie hath cast in all the liuing that she had.
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Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Want of property; indigence; extreme poverty.