Proverbs 23:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ Do not labour to be rich. Cease from your own understanding!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Labour not to be rich: Cease from thine own wisdom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Weary not yourself to be rich; cease from your own [human] wisdom. [Prov. 28:20; I Tim. 6:9, 10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

Common English Bible

⁴ Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be smart enough to stop.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence.

Proverbs 23:4 Cross References

Job 27:19

He lies down, a rich man, but he is not gathered. When he opens his eyes, it is no more!

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy for gain, troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes lives.

Proverbs 26:12

Have you seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more expectancy for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 27:24

For riches are not forever, Nor a diadem to all generations.

Proverbs 28:20

A man of truth has many blessings, But one in a hurry to be rich does not go unpunished.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in יהוה  with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear יהוה  and turn away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sickly evil I have seen under the sun: riches kept for their owner, for his evil.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!

Jeremiah 9:22

Speak, “Thus declares יהוה, ‘The corpses of men shall fall as dung on the face of the field, like cuttings after the reaper, with none to gather them.’ ”

Matthew 6:19

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

Mark 4:19

and the worries of this age, and the deceit of riches, and the desires for other matters, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes fruitless.

John 6:27

“Do not labour for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to everlasting life, which the Son of Aḏ

Romans 11:25

For I do not wish you to be ignorant of this secret, brothers, lest you should be wise in your own estimation, that hardening in part has come over Yisra’ĕ

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not be proud in mind, but go along with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For He Himself has said, “I shall never leave you nor forsake you,”