Proverbs 23:4
Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the LORD 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 gifts shall live.
Proverbs 27:24For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
Ecclesiastes 5:13(5-12) There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt;
Jeremiah 9:22(9-21) Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.'
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 →