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Proverbs 23:4 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 23 · verse 4 · King James Version

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:

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