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Proverbs 23:4
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Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
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Proverbs 23:4 in Other Translations
KJV
4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
ESV
4
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
NLT
4
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.
MSG
4
Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself
CSB
4
Don't wear yourself out to get rich; stop giving your attention to it.
Proverbs 23:4 In-Context
2
and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3
Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
5
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
6
Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
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