Proverbs 23:4
Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit:
Proverbs 15:27The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.
Proverbs 27:24For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer.
Ecclesiastes 5:13Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne [namely] riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:
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 →