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Proverbs 23:3-5
Good News Translation
Proverbs 23:3-5
Good News Translation
3 Don't be greedy for the fine food he serves; he may be trying to trick you.
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4 Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich. 5 Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.
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Proverbs 23:3-5
New International Version
Proverbs 23:3-5
New International Version
3 Do not crave his delicacies,(A)
for that food is deceptive.
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Proverbs 23:3-5
New King James Version
Proverbs 23:3-5
New King James Version
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
For they are deceptive food.
4 (A)Do not overwork to be rich;
(B)Because of your own understanding, cease!
5 [a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?
Proverbs 23:3-5
English Standard Version
Proverbs 23:3-5
English Standard Version
3 (A)Do not desire his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
4 (B)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
(C)be discerning enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
(D)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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