Proverbs 23:4-5

⁴Do not wear yourself out to get rich;

be wise enough to restrain yourself.

⁵When you glance at wealth, it disappears,

for it makes wings for itself

and flies like an eagle to the sky.

— Proverbs 23:4-5

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Don't Focus on Wealth — It Will Disappear

Devo: Spiritual Warfare

"Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings..."

Poof! They're Gone

Illustration of Proverbs 23:5

Cast but a glance at riches and they are gone. For they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. - Proverbs 23:5

Cross References for Proverbs 23:4-5

• Hebrews 13:5
• Matthew 6:19
• Proverbs 28:20
• 1 Timothy 6:8-10
• Proverbs 3:5
• John 6:27
• Proverbs 27:24
• 1 John 2:16
• Romans 12:16
• Proverbs 15:27

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