Proverbs 23:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:5 : 5 Put thy trust in God with all thine heart: & leane not vnto thine owne wit:
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, beyng content with such thynges as ye haue. For he hath sayde: I wyll not fayle thee, neither forsake thee.
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt: there is more hope in a foole, then in hym.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo be vnto them that are wise in their owne syght, and thynke them selues to haue vnderstandyng.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Labour not for the meate whiche perisheth, but for that whiche endureth vnto euerlastyng lyfe, which meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you: For hym hath God the father sealed.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Beyng of lyke affection one towardes another, beyng not hye mynded: but makyng your selues equall to them of the lower sort. Be not wise in your owne opinions,
  • 1 Tim 6:8-9 : 8 But hauyng foode and rayment, we must therwith be content. 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For loue of money, is the roote of all euyll, whiche whyle some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & pearced the selues through with many sorowes.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I woulde not brethren, that ye shoulde be ignoraunt of this misterie, (lest ye shoulde be wyse in your owne conceiptes,) that partly blyndnesse is happened in Israel, vntyll the fulnesse of the gentiles be come in:
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Hoorde not vp for your selues, treasures vpon earth, where the moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theeues breake through, and steale.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:5
    83%

    5Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre.

  • Prov 28:22
    76%

    22He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • Ps 62:10
    76%

    10O trust not in wrong dealing and spoyling: geue not your selues vnto vanitie, if riches encrease, set not your heart vpon them.

  • Jer 9:23
    76%

    23Thus saith the Lorde: Let not the wise man reioyce in his wisdome, nor the strong man in his strength, neither the riche man in his riches:

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 23:3
    75%

    3Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse, that thou perishe not.

    17Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe, lest thou die before thy time.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Eccl 5:10
    74%

    10He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.

  • Prov 5:10
    74%

    10That other men be not filled with thy vertues, and that thy labours come not in a straunge house.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11The partrich maketh a nest of egges, which she layed not: he commeth by riches, but not righteously, in the middest of his life must he leane them behynde hym, & at the last be founde a very foole.

  • Luke 12:21
    73%

    21So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

    20A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

    24Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise: but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Job 36:19
    73%

    19Thinkest thou that he wyll regarde thy riches? he shall not care for golde, nor for all them that excell in strength.

  • Ezek 28:4
    73%

    4With thy wisdome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee great welthines, & gathered treasure of siluer & gold.

  • Prov 27:23-24
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    73%

    23Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes.

    24For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer.

  • Ps 39:6
    73%

    6Truely man walketh in a vayne shadowe, truely he and all his do disquiet them selues in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, & can not tel who shal vse them.

  • Prov 13:7
    73%

    7Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • Eccl 4:6
    72%

    6One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

  • Prov 10:22
    72%

    22The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Prov 21:17
    72%

    17He that hath pleasure in bankettes shalbe a poore man: and whoso delighteth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.

  • Prov 30:8
    72%

    8Remoue farre fro me vanitie and lyes, geue me neither pouertie nor riches, only graunt me a necessary lyuyng:

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    72%

    17Charge them which are riche in this world, that they be not hie minded, nor trust in vncertayne riches: but in ye lyuyng God, which geueth vs aboundauntly all thinges to enioy:

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 4:7
    71%

    7The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.

  • Prov 25:8
    71%

    8Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.

  • Eccl 6:7
    71%

    7All the labour that a man taketh, is for him selfe, and yet his desire is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Ps 37:8
    71%

    8Leaue of from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thy selfe, lest thou be moued to do euill.

  • Eccl 5:14
    71%

    14For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.

  • Ps 49:6
    71%

    6There be some that put their trust in their goodes: and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches.

  • Prov 4:5
    71%

    5Get thee wysdome, and get thee vnderstanding: forget not the wordes of my mouth, and shrinke not from them.

  • Prov 11:4
    71%

    4Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce: but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 6:4
    71%

    4Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber.

  • Ps 49:16
    71%

    16Be not thou afrayde though one be made riche: or yf the glorie of his house be encreased.

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.

  • Prov 27:1
    70%

    1Make not thy boast of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth.

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:

    11For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.

  • Luke 12:15
    70%

    15And he sayde vnto them, Take heede & beware of couetousnes: For no mans lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges which he possesseth.