Proverbs 23:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich; because you know better, stop!

Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you.   ,

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful person will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

Matthew 6:19

‘Don’t store up for yourselves treasures   on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;

John 6:27

Don’t work for the food that perishes   but for the food that lasts for eternal life,   which the Son of Man   will give you, because God the Father   has set his seal of approval on him.’

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another.  Do not be proud;  instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Proverbs 15:27

The one who profits dishonestly  troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who consider themselves wise and judge themselves clever.  ,

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

Romans 11:25

I don’t want you to be ignorant  of this mystery,  brothers and sisters, so that you will not be conceited:  A partial hardening has come upon Israel  until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Mark 4:19

but the worries   of this age,   the deceitfulness   , of wealth,   and the desires   for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Job 27:19

He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, it is gone.

Proverbs 27:24

for wealth is not for ever; not even a crown lasts for all time.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

Jeremiah 9:22

‘Speak as follows: “This is what the Lord declares: Human corpses will fall like manure on the surface of the field,  like newly cut corn  after the reaper with no one to gather it.