Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou let thine eynayim fly after that which is not? 1 For such [wealth] certainly sprouts kenafayim (wings); 1 they fly away as a nesher (eagle) toward Shomayim. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Overwork not to get rich; 1 cease from thine own binah (understanding). 1
Cross References
Job 1:14And there came a malach (messenger) unto Iyov, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them:
Psalms 39:6Hinei, Thou hast made my yamim as a handbreadth, 1 and mine lifespan is as nothing before Thee; 1 verily kol adam stand as kol hevel (altogether vanity). 1 Selah 1
Proverbs 27:24For riches are not l'olam (forever); 1 and doth the nezer (crown) endure dor vador? 1
Ecclesiastes 5:13The same osher (riches) perish by an evil event and he begetteth a ben; thus this one hath nothing in his hand.
Isaiah 55:2Why do ye spend kesef for that which is not lechem? 1 And your labor for that which satisfieth not? 1 Pay heed diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is tov, 1 and let your nefesh delight itself in deshen (the best food, the fat of the land). 1
Jeremiah 39:12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:5-6
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. As some are given to appetite ( v. 2 ) so others to covetousness, and those Solomon here takes to task. Men cheat themselves as much by setting their hearts on money (though it seems most substantial) as by setting them on dainties. Observe, I. How he dissuades the covetous man from toiling and tormenting himself ( v. 4 ). "Do… Read the whole commentary →