Proverbs 23:5

The English Standar Version

When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.

Cross References

Genesis 42:36

And Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me."

Job 27:19

He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.

Psalm 39:6

Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing[2] they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

Proverbs 27:24

for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vanity[2] of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence."

Jeremiah 39:12

"Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you."

Matthew 6:19

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[5] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

1 Timothy 6:17

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world -- the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions -- is not from the Father but is from the world.