Proverbs 23:4
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
BSB
ASV
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
KJV
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Labour not to be rich - Let not this be thy object. Labour to provide things honest in the sight of God and all men; and if thou get wealth, do not forget the poor, else God’s curse will be a canker even in thy gold. Cease from thine own wisdom - בינתך binathecha, thy own understanding or prudence.
They have a real existence in nature and are the real gifts of Providence, but in the kingdom of grace they are things that are not; they are not a happiness and portion for a soul, are not what they promise to be nor what we expect them to be; they are a show, a shadow, a sham upon the soul that trusts to them.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
leads to
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Through
Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”