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Proverbs 23:4

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¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Labour {H3021} not to be rich {H6238}: cease {H2308} from thine own wisdom {H998}.

Don't exhaust yourself in pursuit of wealth; be smart enough to desist

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

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Cross-References

  • Hebrews 13:5 (23 votes)

    [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Proverbs 28:20 (19 votes)

    ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • 1 Timothy 6:8 (14 votes)

    And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

  • 1 Timothy 6:10 (14 votes)

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • Matthew 6:19 (14 votes)

    Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

  • Proverbs 3:5 (12 votes)

    Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

  • John 6:27 (11 votes)

    Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.