Proverbs 23:5

American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

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  • Prov 27:24 : 24 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Jas 5:1-2 : 1 Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
  • 1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
  • Gen 42:36 : 36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
  • Job 1:14-17 : 14 that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them; 15 and the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away: yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
  • Ps 39:6 : 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
  • Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways.
  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
  • Eccl 5:13-14 : 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt: 14 and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
  • Eccl 12:8 : 8 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; all is vanity.
  • Isa 55:2 : 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
  • Jer 22:17 : 17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none; 30 and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not; 31 and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:3-4
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    83%

    3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Prov 23:6
    76%

    6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

  • Jer 17:11
    76%

    11As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

  • Ps 62:10
    75%

    10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon] .

  • Prov 27:23-24
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    73%

    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

    24For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

  • Job 28:7
    73%

    7That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:

  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    73%

    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes?

  • Prov 13:7
    73%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Hab 2:9
    72%

    9Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

  • Job 36:19
    72%

    19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    72%

    9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Prov 28:20
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    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Jer 5:27
    71%

    27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    71%

    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

    14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

  • Ps 49:6
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    6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Ps 39:6
    71%

    6Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Eccl 10:20
    71%

    20Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    70%

    17Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Job 9:26
    70%

    26They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

  • Prov 1:17
    70%

    17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

  • Job 27:19
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    19He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers] ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

  • Matt 6:19
    70%

    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

  • Eccl 6:9
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    9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

  • Prov 5:10
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    10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Job 39:26-27
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    70%

    26Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?

    27Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?

  • Ps 52:7
    70%

    7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Eccl 6:2
    70%

    2a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Jas 5:2
    69%

    2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

  • Job 15:29
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    29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

  • Luke 12:33
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    33Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

  • Jas 1:11
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    11For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.

  • Obad 1:4
    69%

    4Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

  • Job 15:12
    69%

    12Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

  • Prov 18:11
    68%

    11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

  • Job 35:5
    68%

    5Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

  • Ezek 28:5
    68%

    5by thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;--

  • Job 39:13
    68%

    13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love?

  • Prov 28:27
    68%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Jer 9:23
    68%

    23Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.