Proverbs 23:4
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 27:24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
Jeremiah 9:22Declare that this is what the LORD says: “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.”
John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
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 →