Proverbs 23:5

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

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  • Prov 27:24 : 24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Jas 5:1-2 : 1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
  • 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 pride 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 And 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 out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried 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 shew: 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 thou me in thy way.
  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
  • Eccl 5:13-14 : 13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and 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 labour 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 thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
  • Matt 6:19 : 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; 30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; 31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

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    3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

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  • Prov 28:22
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    6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

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    11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

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    10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

  • Prov 27:23-24
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    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

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  • Job 28:7
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    7There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

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

  • Hab 2:9
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    9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

  • Jer 5:27
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    27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

    14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

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    6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Eccl 10:20
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    20Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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    17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Job 9:26
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    26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

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

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    26Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

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    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.