All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מֹותָ֑ר וּדְבַרשְׂ֝־פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃

Proverbs 14:23

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Words vs. actions Hard work Work

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 14:23).

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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

God

Genesis 3:19

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1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 3:19).

Another quote from the 7th century BC

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
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Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Friends have all things in common.

Plato

Phaedrus

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Nature of friendship Sharing
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Phaedrus

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Plato
Source
Phaedrus
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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
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Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Phaedrus. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, sect. 279c.

Current Citation

Phaedrus. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 279c.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:20

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Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 13:20).