Proverbs 23:4

A Conservative Version

Weary not thyself to be rich. Out of thine own wisdom, cease.

Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.

John 6:27

Work not for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for God the Father put a seal on this man.

Romans 12:16

thinking the same way toward each other, not thinking on lofty things, but accommodating to the lowly. Become not wise according to yourselves,

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.

Proverbs 26:12

See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.

Isaiah 5:21

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

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.

Mark 4:19

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the cravings about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Job 27:19

He lays down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers]. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

Proverbs 27:24

For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches [were] kept by the owner of it to his hurt.

Jeremiah 9:22

Speak, Thus says LORD: The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather.