Proverbs 23:4
Weary not thyself to be rich. Out of thine own wisdom, cease.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Be not desirous of his dainties, since they are deceitful food.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Trust in LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.
Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes shall live.
Proverbs 27:24For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches [were] kept by the owner of it to his hurt.
Jeremiah 9:22Speak, Thus says LORD: The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather.
John 6:27Work not for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for God the Father put a seal on this man.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:2-4
Cautions against Luxury and Covetousness. 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. The sin we are here warned against is luxury and sensuality, and the indulgence of the appetite in eating and drinking, a sin that most easily besets us. 1. We are here told when we enter into temptation, and are in most danger of falling into this sin: " When… Read the whole commentary →