Proverbs 23:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 23:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

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KJV

King James Version

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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WEB

World English Bible

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 23

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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