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Pro 23:4

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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ParallelHeb 13:5

{Let your} conversation {be} without covetousness; {and be} content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

ParallelPro 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}

ParallelMat 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Parallel1Ti 6:8

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

ParallelPro 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

ParallelJoh 6:27

Labour 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. {Labour not: or, Work not}

ParallelRom 12:16

{Be} 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. {condescend...: or, be contented with mean things}

ParallelPro 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

ParallelIsa 5:21

Woe unto {them that are} wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! {in their own sight: Heb. before their face}

ParallelPro 26:12

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him.

ParallelPro 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

ParallelRom 11:25

For 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. {blindness: or, hardness}

ParallelPro 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

ParallelMat 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

ParallelLuk 12:15

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

ParallelEcc 1:3

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

ParallelEcc 7:16

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? {destroy...: Heb. be desolate?}

ParallelPro 20:21

An inheritance {may be} gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Parallel1Ti 6:9

But 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.

ParallelPro 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}

ParallelEze 28:4

With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

ParallelPro 28:11

The rich man {is} wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. {own...: Heb. eyes}

ParallelGen 34:23

{Shall} not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs {be} ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.