Proverbs 23:4 KJV
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 23:4, King James Version
In: Bible verses about the love of money
In context
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
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.
Cross-references
- Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
- Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
- 1 Timothy 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
- Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.