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Proverbs 23:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 23 · verse 4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.Proverbs 23:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 23:4 in context
2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Commentary
Cross references
- Hebrews 13:5
- Proverbs 28:20
- Matthew 6:19
- 1 Timothy 6:8-10
- Proverbs 3:5
- John 6:27
- Romans 12:16
- Proverbs 15:27
Key words (Strong's)
- Labouryâgaʻproperly, to gaspH3021 →
- ceasechâdalproperly, to be flabbyH2308 →
- richʻâsharproperly, to accumulateH6238 →
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As some are given to appetite (Pro 23:2) so others to covetousness, and those Solomon here takes to task. Men cheat themselves as much by setting their hearts on money (though it seems most substantial) as by setting them on dainties. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-5