Proverbs 23:4

Saying 8

4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

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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