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

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Saying 8

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

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Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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Keep your lives free from the love of money(A) and be content with what you have,(B) because God has said,

“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 13:5 Deut. 31:6

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

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

But 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.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(A) Those who want to get rich(B) fall into temptation and a trap(C) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(D) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(E) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(F)

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

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Treasures in Heaven(A)

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,(B) where moths and vermin destroy,(C) and where thieves break in and steal.

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Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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Trust in the Lord(A) with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;

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27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures(A) to eternal life,(B) which the Son of Man(C) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal(D) of approval.”

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16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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16 Live in harmony with one another.(A) Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[a] Do not be conceited.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:16 Or willing to do menial work

27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(A)
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(B)

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21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

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21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes(A)
    and clever in their own sight.

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Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)

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25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

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All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant(A) of this mystery,(B) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(C) Israel has experienced a hardening(D) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(E)

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