Proverbs 23:4
Toil not to become rich; Cease from this, thy wisdom.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Long not for his dainties. For they are deceitful meat.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, And lean not on thine own understanding;
Proverbs 15:27He who is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he who hateth bribes shall live.
Proverbs 27:24For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, — riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt.
Jeremiah 9:22Declare it, saith Jehovah! The dead bodies of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, And as the handful behind the reaper, Which none gathereth up.
John 6:27Labor not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man giveth to you; for on him hath the Father set his seal, 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 →