Proverbs 23:4

New International Version

Saying 8

⁴Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.

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Proverbs 23:4

King James Version

⁴Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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Proverbs 23:4

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
^(B)be discerning enough to desist.

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Proverbs 23:4

New King James Version

⁴^(A)Do not overwork to be rich;
^(B)Because of your own understanding, cease!

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Proverbs 23:4

New American Standard Bible

⁴^(A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth;
^[a]^(B)Stop dwelling on it.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 23:4 Lit Refrain from your understanding of it

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