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Proverbs 23

Prov. 23:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Labor
yaga` (Hebrew #3021)
properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
KJV usage: faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.
Pronounce: yaw-gah'
Origin: a primitive root
v not to be rich
`ashar (Hebrew #6238)
properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
KJV usage: be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See 6240.
Pronounce: aw-shar'
Origin: a primitive root
: cease
chadal (Hebrew #2308)
properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
KJV usage: cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
Pronounce: khaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
from thine ownw wisdom
biynah (Hebrew #998)
understanding
KJV usage: knowledge , meaning, X perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
Pronounce: bee-naw'
Origin: from 995
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1 Tim. 6:9‑10• 9But 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.
 10For 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. (1 Tim. 6:9‑10)
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Prov. 26:12• 12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. (Prov. 26:12)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Labour.
Prov. 28:20• 20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. (Prov. 28:20)
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John 6:27• 27Labor 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. (John 6:27)
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1 Tim. 6:8‑10• 8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
 9But 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.
 10For 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. (1 Tim. 6:8‑10)
cease.
Prov. 3:5• 5Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (Prov. 3:5)
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Prov. 26:12• 12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. (Prov. 26:12)
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Isa. 5:21• 21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! (Isa. 5:21)
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Rom. 11:25• 25For 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. (Rom. 11:25)
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Rom. 12:16• 16Be 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. (Rom. 12:16)
• Many are the warnings in Scripture against making the accumulation of wealth the object of the heart. (“Proverbs Twenty-Three” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligencea:

JND Translation Notes

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See Note, ch. 3.5.