Proverbs 23:5

He te ke sio fakamamaʻu ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai? He ko e moʻoni ʻoku ngaohi ʻe he koloa hono kapakau; ʻoku puna atu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻikale ki he langi.

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In The King James Version

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

In Context

4‌ʻOua naʻa fai feinga ke ke koloaʻia: pea ʻoua naʻa falala ki ho poto ʻoʻou.

6‌ʻOua naʻa ke kai ʻi he mā ʻaʻana ʻoku manumanu hono mata, pea ʻoua naʻa ke holi ki heʻene ngaahi meʻakai lelei:

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Cross References

Job 1:14Pea naʻe haʻu ai ʻae talafekau kia Siope, ʻo ne pehē, “Naʻe fai ʻae keli ʻe he fanga pulu, pea kai ʻae fanga ʻasi ʻi he potu ofi ki ai:

Psalms 39:6Ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻalu ʻae tangata kotoa pē ʻi he ʻata loi: ko e moʻoni kuo nau mamahi taʻeʻaonga: ʻoku ne tānaki ʻae koloa, pea ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo pe ko hai te ne maʻu ia.

Proverbs 27:24He ʻoku ʻikai tolonga maʻuaipē ʻae koloa: pea ʻoku tolonga koā ʻae tatā fakatuʻi ki he toʻutangata kotoa pē?

Ecclesiastes 5:13‌ʻOku ai ʻae kovi lahi kuo u mamata ki ai ʻi he lalo laʻā, ʻa eni, ʻae tauhi koloa ke kovi ai ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻanautolu pe ia.

Isaiah 55:2Ko e hā ʻoku mou ʻatu ai ʻae paʻanga ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ko e mā? Mo hoʻomou ngāue ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai fakamākona? Mou fanongo ʻo tokanga kiate au, pea mou kai ʻaia ʻoku lelei, pea tuku ke fiefia homou laumālie ʻi he meʻakai lelei lahi.

Jeremiah 39:12“ʻAve ia, pea fai lelei kiate ia, pea ʻoua naʻa fai kovi kiate ia; ka ke fai kiate ia ʻo hangē ko ʻene lea kiate koe.”

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