Proverbs 23:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴ Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Labour not to be rich: Cease from thine own wisdom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Weary not yourself to be rich; cease from your own [human] wisdom. [Prov. 28:20; I Tim. 6:9, 10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

Common English Bible

⁴ Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be smart enough to stop.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence.

Proverbs 23:4 Križne Reference

Job 27:19

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

Proverbs 15:27

He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 26:12

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

Proverbs 27:24

for riches do not last for ever; and 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 do not rely on your own insight.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,

Isaiah 5:21

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!

Jeremiah 9:22

Speak, “Thus says the Lord: ‘The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung upon the open field, like sheaves after the reaper, and none shall gather them.’ ”

Matthew 6:19

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,

Mark 4:19

but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

John 6:27

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal.”

Romans 11:25

Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brethren: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in,

Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; never be conceited.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.”