Proverbs 23:4
Do not cause yourself to become very tired by working very hard to become rich; be wise and stop doing that,
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Do not want to eat a lot of his fine food, because he may be trying to trick you.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Trust in Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you yourself understand.
Proverbs 15:27Those who try hard to get money by acting dishonestly cause trouble for their family; those who refuse to accept bribes will live for a long time.
Proverbs 27:24because the money that you acquired from selling animals previously will not ◄last/stay with you► forever; similarly [SIM], governments [MTY] certainly do not [RHQ] last forever.
Ecclesiastes 5:13I have seen another terrible thing that happens here on the earth [MTY]: People save up all their money and become rich, but they are not helped by saving a lot of money,
Jeremiah 9:22There will be corpses scattered across the fields like dung; their dead bodies will lie there like [SIM] grain that has been cut by reapers/farmers, and there will be no one still alive to bury them.
John 6:27Stop desiring food that will soon spoil! Instead, desire to get spiritual food that will last forever! Yearn for eternal life! That is what I, the one who came from heaven, will give you. God my Father has shown that he approves of me enabling me to do that.”
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 →