Proverbs 23:4

Easy To Read Version

Don’t ruin your health trying to become rich. If you are wise, you will be patient.

Cross References

Job 27:19

An evil person might be rich\par when he goes to bed.\par But when he opens his eyes,\par all his riches will be gone.\par

Proverbs 15:27

If a person cheats to get things, then he will bring trouble to his family. But if a person is honest, then he will have no trouble.

Proverbs 26:12

A person who thinks he is wise when he is not is worse than a fool.

Proverbs 28:20

God will bless the person who follows him. But a person who is only trying to get rich will be punished.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust the Lord completely! Don’t depend on your own knowledge.

Proverbs 3:7

Don’t depend on your own wisdom. But respect the Lord and stay away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. A person saves his money for the future. {\cf2\super [26]}

Isaiah 5:21

Those people think they are very smart. They think they are very intelligent.

Jeremiah 9:22

“Jeremiah, say these things:\par ‘The Lord says,\par Dead bodies will lie in the fields\par like dung.\par Their bodies will lie on the ground\par like grain a farmer has cut.\par But there will be no one to gather them.’”\par

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy treasures here on earth. And thieves can break into your house and steal the things you have.

Mark 4:19

But then these things come into their lives: the worries of this life, the love of money, and wanting all kinds of other things. These things stop the teaching from growing. So that teaching does not make fruit {\cf2\super [53]} \{in the lives of those people\}.

John 6:27

Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret truth, brothers and sisters. This truth will help you understand that you don’t know everything. The truth is this: Part of Israel {\cf2\super [124]} has been made stubborn. But that will change when enough non-Jews have come to God.

Romans 12:16

Live together in peace with each other. Don’t be proud. Be willing to be friends with people who are not important to other people. Don’t be conceited.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with the things you have. God has said,