Proverbs 23:5 · KJV
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}”
— Proverbs 23:5
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
Proverbs 23 — Context
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they {are} deceitful meat.
4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for {riches} certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. {set...: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon}
6Eat thou not the bread of {him that hath} an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so {is} he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart {is} not with thee.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:24
For riches {are} not for ever: and doth the crown {endure} to every generation? {riches: Heb. strength} {to...: Heb. to generation and generation?}
1 John 2:16
For all that {is} in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
James 5:1-2
Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge 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; {uncertain...: Gr. uncertainty of riches}
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Psalms 119:36-37
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all {is} vanity.
Genesis 42:36
And 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.