Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not tire [in order] to become rich; out of your understanding, [may you] desist
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Holman Bible
stop giving your attention to it.
International Standard Version
Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.
American Standard Version
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
Amplified
Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth;
Cease from your own understanding of it.
Bible in Basic English
Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money
Darby Translation
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not labor to become rich: cease from thy wisdom.
King James 2000
Labor not to be rich: cease from your own wisdom.
Modern King James verseion
Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own understanding.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Take not over great travail and labour to be rich, beware of such a purpose.
NET Bible
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
New Heart English Bible
Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not toil to get wealth, of thine own understanding, forbear:
Webster
Labor not to be rich: cease from thy own wisdom.
World English Bible
Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
Youngs Literal Translation
Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Proverbs 23:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living With Your Neighbor
3 Do not desire his delicacies, for it is food of deception. 4 Do not tire [in order] to become rich; out of your understanding, [may you] desist 5 Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.
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Cross References
Proverbs 28:20
A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 3:5
{Trust Yahweh} with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding.
Proverbs 26:12
[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him.
Isaiah 5:21
Ah! [Those who are] wise in their own eyes and have understanding {in their view}!
Romans 12:16
Think the same [thing] toward one another; {do not think arrogantly}, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise {in your own sight}.
Hebrews 13:5
Your lifestyle [must be] free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, "I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you."
Proverbs 3:7
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Yahweh and retreat from evil.
Proverbs 15:27
He who makes trouble for his house [is] he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
Matthew 6:19
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming [insect] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
John 6:27
Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one."
Romans 11:25
For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you will not be wise {in your own sight}, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
1 Timothy 6:8-10
But [if we] have food and clothing, with these [things] we will be content.