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Proverbs 23:4-5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 23 · verses 4–5 · King James Version
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.Proverbs 23:4-5 · King James Version
Proverbs 23:4-5 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:
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
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
- Proverbs 27:24
- 1 John 2:16
Key words (Strong's)
- certainlyʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- Labouryâgaʻproperly, to gaspH3021 →
- ceasechâdalproperly, to be flabbyH2308 →
- wingskânâphan edge or extremityH3671 →
- eaglenesherthe eagleH5404 →
- richʻâsharproperly, to accumulateH6238 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- setʻûwphto flyH5774 →
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