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Proverbs 23:4–5

dDo not toil to acquire wealth;

ebe discerning enough to desist.

When your eyes light on it, it is gone,

ffor suddenly it sprouts wings,

flying like an eagle toward heaven.

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Proverbs 23:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Do not wear yourself out to get rich;

do not trust your own cleverness.

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 23:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Labour not to be rich:

Cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings;

They fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

and fly away like an eagle.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Do not overwork to be rich;

Because of your own understanding, cease!

Will you set your eyes on that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings;

They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;

be wise enough to control yourself.

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye.

It can seem to grow wings

and fly away like an eagle.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Weary not thyself to be rich;

Cease from thine own wisdom.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?

For riches certainly make themselves wings,

Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Do not wear yourself out getting rich. 

Be smart enough to stop. 

Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? 

It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky. 

Proverbs 23:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;

stop giving your attention to it.

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,

for it makes wings for itself

and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Do not wear yourself out to get rich;

be wise enough to desist.

When your eyes light upon it, it is gone;

for suddenly it takes wings to itself,

flying like an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Do not tire in order to become rich;

out of your understanding, may you desist.

Your eyes will alight on it, but there is nothing to it,

for suddenly it will make for itself wings

like an eagle and it will be exhausted in the heavens.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich.

Be wise enough to say no.

When you take even a quick look at riches, they are gone.

They grow wings and fly away into the sky like an eagle.

Proverbs 23:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,

Cease from your consideration of it.

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.

For wealth certainly makes itself wings

Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.


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