Proverbs 23:4
2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Gjør deg ikke strev for å bli rik, la slik klokskap fare!
- OTB
- Utmatt deg ikke i jakten på rikdom; slutt å stole på din egen forstand.
- B1930
- Gjør dig ikke møie for å bli rik, la sådan klokskap fare!
- BSB
- Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- KJV
- Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
- WEB
- Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
- ASV
- Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
- DARBY
- Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
- BLB
- Do not toil to become rich, cease from your own understanding.
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Kryssreferanser
Hebrews 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.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Les i sammenheng1 Timothy 6:8–10
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Les i sammenhengProverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Les i sammenhengJohn 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.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Les i sammenhengRomans 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.
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