Proverbs 23:4

New King James Version

Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!

Cross References

Job 27:19

The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.

Proverbs 15:27

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

Proverbs 26:12

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

Proverbs 27:24

For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be 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 depart from evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.

Isaiah 5:21

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

Jeremiah 9:22

Speak, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Even the carcasses of men shall fall as refuse on the open field, Like cuttings after the harvester, And no one shall 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 cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

John 6:27

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

Romans 11:25

For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”