Proverbs 23:4
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
עָשִׁיר
ʻâshîyr
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
שָׁבַת
shâbath
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁבַת shâbath
to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
Study H7673 →עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →Cross References
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.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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.
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.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
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 c...
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