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Proverbs 23:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 23 · verse 5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.Proverbs 23:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 23:5 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- certainlyʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- wingskânâphan edge or extremityH3671 →
- eaglenesherthe eagleH5404 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- setʻûwphto flyH5774 →
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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