Proverbs 23:4

New International Version

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

Cross References

Job 27:19

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

Proverbs 15:27

The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 27:24

for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,

Isaiah 5:21

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

Jeremiah 9:22

Say, “This is what the Lord declares: “ ‘Dead bodies will lie like dung on the open field, like cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather them.’ ”

Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Mark 4:19

but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

Romans 11:25

I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”