Proverbs 23:4
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.
Proverbs 27:24For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:
Jeremiah 9:22Speak, Thus saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather [them].
John 6:27Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
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 →