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Proverbs 23:4-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
Proverbs 23:4-6
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Do not wear yourself out getting rich.
Have the good judgment to know when to stop.
5 Will your eyes get a glimpse of wealth before it is gone?
No, it will sprout wings for itself.
Like an eagle it will fly away into the sky.
6 Do not eat the food of a miser.
Do not crave his delicious food,
Proverbs 23:4-6
New International Version
Proverbs 23:4-6
New International Version
Saying 8
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
5 Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(A)
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(B)
Saying 9
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
do not crave his delicacies;(C)
Proverbs 23:4-6
King James Version
Proverbs 23:4-6
King James Version
4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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Proverbs 23:4-6
Easy-to-Read Version
Proverbs 23:4-6
Easy-to-Read Version
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4 Don’t ruin your health trying to get rich. If you are smart, you will give it up. 5 In the blink of an eye, money can disappear, as if it grew wings and flew away like a bird.
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6 Don’t eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods.
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