Proverbs 23:4
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs 27:24for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
Jeremiah 9:22Speak, Thus saith Jehovah: Yea, the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the reaper, and there shall be none to gather.
John 6:27Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
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 →