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Proverbs 23:4
Proverbs 23:4 is verse 4 of Proverbs chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
World English Bible
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
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Proverbs 23:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, 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.”
1 Timothy 6:8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
Romans 12:16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.