Proverbs 23:5

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Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:24

for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

1 Timothy 6:17

Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

Matthew 6:19

“Y’all should not store up for yourselves* treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Emptiness! Emptiness!” says the Teacher. “All is emptiness!”

Genesis 42:36

Jacob, their father, said to them, “Y’all have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and y’all want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.”

Jeremiah 22:17

But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.”

Ecclesiastes 1:2

“Emptiness! Emptiness!,” says the Teacher; “Emptiness! Emptiness! Everything is emptiness.”

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every person walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. They amass wealth without knowing who will get it.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do y’all spend money on what is not bread, and y’all’s labor for what doesn’t satisfy? Y’all must listen-listen to me, and eat what is good, and let y’all’s soul delight itself in richness.

Job 27:19

He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

Jeremiah 39:12

“Take him and keep an eye on him. Don’t harm him, but rather do for him whatever he tells you.”