Proverbs 23 (KJV With Strong's) - Bible Truth Library

Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon, etc."He expresses it in such a way," says Abp. Tillotson, "as if a rich man sat brooding over an estate till it was fledged, and gotten itself wings to fly away."that which.

Gen. 42:36• ³⁶And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. (Gen. 42:36)

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Eccl. 1:2• ²Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (Eccl. 1:2)

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Eccl. 12:8• ⁸Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. (Eccl. 12:8)

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Isa. 55:2• ²Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isa. 55:2)

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1 Cor. 7:29‑31• ²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
³⁰And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
³¹And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. (1 Cor. 7:29‑31)

riches.

Prov. 27:24• ²⁴For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? (Prov. 27:24)

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Job 1:14‑17• ¹⁴And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
¹⁵And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
¹⁶While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
¹⁷While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. (Job 1:14‑17)

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Psa. 39:6• ⁶Surely every man walketh in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psa. 39:6)

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Eccl. 5:13‑14• ¹³There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
¹⁴But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. (Eccl. 5:13‑14)

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Matt. 6:19• ¹⁹Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: (Matt. 6:19)

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1 Tim. 6:17• ¹⁷Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (1 Tim. 6:17)

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James 5:1‑2• ¹Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
²Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. (James 5:1‑2)

• The man who, trusting in his own wisdom, ignores divine instruction as to this, will find, when too late, that he has set his eyes upon that which is fleeting and evanescent; for earthly treasure is often dissipated far more easily than collected. Riches seem possessed with wings. Like eagles, they fly away, leaving him whose mind was set upon them, disappointed and heartsick. (“Proverbs Twenty-Three” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.