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Proverbs 23:4
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Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat.
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Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
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Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
LabourH3021 not to be richH6238: ceaseH2308 from thine own wisdomH998.
Original Hebrew
אַל־תִּיגַע לְהַעֲשִׁיר מִבִּינָתְךָ חֲדָל׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אַל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | may not |
תִּיגַ֥ע |
ti.Ga' | H3021 | HVqj2ms | you labor |
לְֽ/הַעֲשִׁ֑יר |
le./ha.'a.Shir | H6238 | HR/Vhc | to/ gain riches |
מִֽ/בִּינָתְ/ךָ֥ |
mi./bi.na.te./Kha | H998 | HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms | from/ understanding/ your |
חֲדָֽל |
cha.Dal | H2308 | HVqv2ms | cease |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H998 — בִּינָה (bîynâh, bee-naw'): from בִּין; understanding; knowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.
- H2308 — חָדַל (châdal, khaw-dal'): a primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle; cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
- H3021 — יָגַע (yâgaʻ, yaw-gah'): a primitive root; properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil; faint, (make to) labour, (be) weary.
- H6238 — עָשַׁר (ʻâshar, aw-shar'): a primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich; be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See עָשָׂר.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- cease — Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 5:21, Romans 11:25, Romans 12:16
- Labour — Proverbs 28:20, John 6:27, 1 Timothy 6:8-10
Reciprocal references (8): Genesis 34:23, Proverbs 1:19, Proverbs 20:21, Proverbs 28:11, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 7:16, Ezekiel 28:4, Luke 12:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: TEMPERANCE-INTEMPERANCE
- Torrey’s: RICHES
- Nave’s: CONCEIT, CONFIDENCE, COVETOUSNESS, FALSE CONFIDENCE, RICHES
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