Proverbs 23:4
Do not work too hard to gain wealth; 1 be wise enough to know when to stop. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
In Context
3Do not crave his delicacies, 1 for it is the food of lies. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:5Trust in Yahweh with all your heart 1 and do not lean on your own understanding; 1
Proverbs 15:27The robber brings trouble to his family, 1 but the one who hates bribes will live. 1
Proverbs 27:24for wealth is not forever. 1 Does a crown endure for all generations? 1
Ecclesiastes 5:13There is an evil that I have seen under the sun: 1 riches hoarded by the owner, resulting in his own misery. 1
Jeremiah 9:22Declare this, 'This is Yahweh's declaration—the corpses of men will fall like dung in the fields, 1 and like grain stalks after the reapers, and there will be no one to gather them.'” 1
John 6:27Do not work for the food that perishes, but work for the food that endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has set his seal on him.”
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 →