Proverbs 23:4

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Take not ouer greate trauayle and labor to be riche, bewarre of soch a purpose.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:5 : 5 Put thy trust in ye LORDE with all thine herte, and leane not vnto thine owne vnderstondinge.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Let youre conuersacion be without couetousnes, and be content with that ye haue allready, for he hath sayde: I wyl not fayle the nether forsake the,
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Yf thou seyest a man yt is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a foole then in hi.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo vnto them that are wyse in their owne sight, and thinke them selues to haue vnderstodinge.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Laboure not for the meate which perisheth but yt endureth vnto euerlastinge life, which the sonne of ma shal geue you: For him hath God the father sealed.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Be of one mynde amonge youre selues. Be not proude in youre awne consaytes, but make youre selues equall to them of ye lowe sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opinions
  • 1 Tim 6:8-9 : 8 Whan we haue fode and rayment, let vs therwith be content. 9 For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion. 10 For Couetousnes is the rote of all euell, which whyle some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled them selues with many sorowes.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 I wolde not that this secrete shulde be hyd from you brethre (lest ye shulde be wyse in youre awne cosaytes) that partly blyndnesse is happened vnto Israel, so longe tyll the fulnesse of the Heythen be come in,
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Se that ye gather you not treasure vpon the earth, where rust and mothes corrupte, and where theues breake through and steale.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wyse in thine owne conceate, but feare ye LORDE and departe from euell:
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:5
    83%

    5Why wilt thou set thine eye vpon ye thinge, which sodenly vanisheth awaye? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight like an Aegle in to ye ayre.

  • Prov 28:22
    76%

    22He that will be rich all to soone, hath an euell eye, and considereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon him.

  • Ps 62:10
    76%

    10O trust not in wronge & robbery, geue not yor selues vnto vanite: yf riches increase, set not yor herte vpon them.

  • Jer 9:23
    76%

    23Morouer, thus saieth the LORDE: Let not the wise man reioyse in his wisdome, ner the stronge man in his strength, nether the rich man in his riches:

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11Hastely gotte goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase.

  • Prov 23:3
    75%

    3and yf thou wilt rule thine owne self, be not ouer gredy of his meate, for meate begyleth and disceaueth.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
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    75%

    16Therfore be thou nether to rightuous ner ouer wyse, yt thou perish not:

    17be nether to vnrightuous also ner to foolish, lest thou die before thy tyme.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4An ydle hande maketh poore, but a quycke laboringe hande maketh riche.

  • Eccl 5:10
    74%

    10He that loueth money, wil neuer be satisfied with money: and who so delyteth in riches, shal haue no profit therof. Is not this also a vayne thinge?

  • Prov 5:10
    74%

    10That other men be not fylled with thy goodes, & that thy labours come not in a straunge house.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11The disceatfull maketh a nest, but bringeth forth no yonge: He commeth by riches, but not rightuously. In the myddest off his life must he leaue them behinde him, and at the last be founde a very foole.

  • Luke 12:21
    73%

    21Thus goeth it with him yt gathereth treasure for himself, and is not riche in God.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19He yt tylleth his londe, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he that foloweth ydilnesse, shal haue pouerte ynough.

    20A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Diliget labor bryngeth riches, but where many vayne wordes are, truly there is scarcenesse.

    24Riches are an ornament vnto the wyse, but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse.

  • Job 36:19
    73%

    19Hath God ordened then, that the glorious life off the & all soch mightie men shulde not be put downe?

  • Ezek 28:4
    73%

    4With thy wi?dome & thy vnderstodinge, thou hast gotte the greate welthynesse, and gathered treasure of syluer & golde.

  • Prov 27:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Se yt thou knowe the nombre of thy catell thy self, and loke well to thy flockes.

    24For riches abyde not allwaye, & the crowne endureth not for euer.

  • Ps 39:6
    73%

    6Beholde, thou hast made my dayes a spanne longe, and my life is as it were nothinge before the. O how vayne are all men lyuynge?

  • Prov 13:7
    73%

    7Some men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some me are poore hauynge greate riches.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    73%

    9For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion.

  • Eccl 4:6
    72%

    6One handfull (saieth he) is better wt rest, the both ye handes full with labor and trauayle.

  • Prov 10:22
    72%

    22The blessynge of the LORDE maketh rich me, as for carefull trauayle, it doth nothinge therto.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11The rich man thynketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstondinge, ca perceaue him wel ynough.

  • Prov 21:17
    72%

    17He yt hath pleasure in banckettes, shal be a poore man: Who so delyteth in wyne and delicates, shal not be riche.

  • Prov 30:8
    72%

    8Remoue fro me vanite and lyes: geue me nether pouerte ner riches, only graunte me a necessary lyuynge.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    72%

    17Charge the which are riche in this worlde, that they be not proude, ner trust in the vncertayne riches, but in the lyuynge God (which geueth vs abundauntly all thinges to enioye them:)

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The deuyses of one that is diligent, brynge plenteousnes: but he yt is vnaduysed, commeth vnto pouerte.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 4:7
    71%

    7The chefe poynte of wy?dome is, that thou be wyllynge to opteyne wy?dome, and before all thy goodes to get the vnderstondynge.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come vnto pouerte: but ope thine eyes, & thou shalt haue bred ynough.

  • Prov 25:8
    71%

    8Be not haistie to go to the lawe, lest happlie thou ordre yi self so at ye last, yt thy neghbor put ye to shame.

  • Eccl 6:7
    71%

    7All the laboure that a man taketh, is for himself, and yet his desyre is neuer fylled after his mynde.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Leaue of from wrath, let go displeasure, let not thy gelousy moue the also to do euell.

  • Eccl 5:14
    71%

    14For oft times they perishe with his greate misery and trouble: and yf he haue a childe, it getteth nothinge.

  • Ps 49:6
    71%

    6They that put their trust in their good, & boost them selues in the multitude of their riches.

  • Prov 4:5
    71%

    5Get the wy?dome, get the vnderstondinge, forget not ye wordes of my mouth, & shreke not from them.

  • Prov 11:4
    71%

    4Riches helpe not in the daye of vengeaunce, but rightuousnesse delyuereth fro death.

  • Prov 6:4
    71%

    4let not thyne eyes slepe, ner thine eye lyddes slomber.

  • Ps 49:16
    71%

    16Sela. O be not thou afrayed, whan one is made riche, & the glory of his house increased.

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12A labouringe man slepeth swetely, whether it be litle or moch that he eateth: but the abundaunce of the riche wil not suffre him to slepe.

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28He that trusteth in his riches, shal haue a fall, but ye rightuous shal florish as the grene leaf.

  • Prov 27:1
    70%

    1Make not thy boost of tomorow, for thou knowest not what maye happen todaye.

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10Receaue my doctryne therfore and not syluer, & knowlege more then fyne golde.

    11For wysdome is more worth then precious stones, yee all the thinges that thou cast desyre, are not to be compared vnto it.

  • Luke 12:15
    70%

    15And he sayde vnto them: Take hede, and bewarre of couetousnesse, for no man lyueth therof, that he hath abundaunce of goodes.