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Proverbs 23:4

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Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
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  1. Hebrews 13:5Rank 1 from verse 4
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    5Let 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.

  2. Proverbs 28:20Rank 2 from verse 4
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    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  3. 1 Timothy 6:8–10Rank 3 from verse 4
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    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.

  4. Matthew 6:19Rank 4 from verse 4
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    19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

  5. Proverbs 3:5Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

  6. John 6:27Rank 6 from verse 4
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    27Labour 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.

  7. Proverbs 15:27Rank 7 from verse 4
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    27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

  8. Romans 12:16Rank 8 from verse 4
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    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.

  9. Isaiah 5:21Rank 9 from verse 4
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    21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  10. Proverbs 26:12Rank 10 from verse 4
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    12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

  11. Proverbs 3:7Rank 11 from verse 4
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    7¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

  12. Romans 11:25Rank 12 from verse 4
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    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.

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Proverbs 23:4

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labour

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1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

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rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

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cease

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To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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23:3Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

23:4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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23:5Wilt 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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