Proverbs 23:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

Trauaile not too much to be rich: but cease from thy wisdome.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:5 : 5 Trust in the Lorde with all thine heart, and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye haue, for he hath said,
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Seest thou a man wise in his owne conceite? more hope is of a foole then of him.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Labour not for ye meate which perisheth, but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting life, which the Sonne of man shal giue vnto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
  • Rom 12:16 : 16 Be of like affection one towardes another: be not hie minded: but make your selues equall to them of the lower sort: be not wise in your selues.
  • 1 Tim 6:8-9 : 8 Therefore when wee haue foode and raiment, let vs therewith be content. 9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For the desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pearced themselues through with many sorowes.
  • Rom 11:25 : 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this secret (least ye should bee arrogant in your selues) that partly obstinacie is come to Israel, vntill the fulnesse of the Gentiles be come in.
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Lay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe & canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale.
  • Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes: but feare the Lord, and depart from euill.
  • Prov 15:27 : 27 He that is greedie of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth giftes, shall liue.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:5
    83%

    5Wilt thou cast thine eyes vpon it, which is nothing? For riches taketh her to her wings, as an eagle, and flyeth into the heauen.

  • Prov 28:22
    76%

    22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • Ps 62:10
    76%

    10Trust not in oppression nor in robberie: be not vaine: if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

  • Jer 9:23
    76%

    23Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome, nor the strong man glorie in his strength, neyther the riche man glorie in his riches.

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

  • Prov 23:3
    75%

    3Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.

  • Eccl 7:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16(7:18) Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?

    17(7:19) Be not thou wicked ouermuch, neither be thou foolish: wherefore shouldest thou perish not in thy time?

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  • Eccl 5:10
    74%

    10(5:9) He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie.

  • Prov 5:10
    74%

    10Least the stranger should be silled with thy strength, and thy labours bee in the house of a stranger,

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11As the partryche gathereth the yong, which she hath not brought forth: so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leaue them in the middes of his dayes, and at his ende shall bee a foole.

  • Luke 12:21
    73%

    21So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

    20A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 14:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.

    24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • Job 36:19
    73%

    19Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.

  • Ezek 28:4
    73%

    4With thy wisedome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten golde and siluer into thy treasures.

  • Prov 27:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.

    24For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.

  • Ps 39:6
    73%

    6Doubtlesse man walketh in a shadowe, and disquieteth himselfe in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

  • Prov 13:7
    73%

    7There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    73%

    9For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • Eccl 4:6
    72%

    6Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

  • Prov 10:22
    72%

    22The blessing of the Lorde, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

  • Prov 28:11
    72%

    11The riche man is wise in his owne conceite: but the poore that hath vnderstanding, can trie him.

  • Prov 21:17
    72%

    17Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.

  • Prov 30:8
    72%

    8Remooue farre from me vanitie and lyes: giue me not pouertie, nor riches: feede me with foode conuenient for me,

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    72%

    17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, & that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundatly, all things to enioy)

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The thoughtes of the diligent doe surely bring abundance: but whosoeuer is hastie, commeth surely to pouertie.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 4:7
    71%

    7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 25:8
    71%

    8Goe not foorth hastily to strife, least thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

  • Eccl 6:7
    71%

    7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.

  • Ps 37:8
    71%

    8Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

  • Eccl 5:14
    71%

    14(5:13) And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.

  • Ps 49:6
    71%

    6They trust in their goods, and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches.

  • Prov 4:5
    71%

    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 11:4
    71%

    4Riches auaile not in the day of wrath: but righteousnes deliuereth from death.

  • Prov 6:4
    71%

    4Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

  • Ps 49:16
    71%

    16Be not thou afrayd when one is made rich, and when the glory of his house is increased.

  • Eccl 5:12
    71%

    12(5:11) The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall: but the righteous shall florish as a leafe.

  • Prov 27:1
    70%

    1Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

    11For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

  • Luke 12:15
    70%

    15Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.