Verse of the Day
Translations of Today's Verse
King James Version
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.English Standard Version
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.The Message
Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourselfNew King James Version
Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!New Living Translation
Don't weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time?Proverbs 23:4 In-Context
2 and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.
3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.
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.
6 Do not eat the food of a begrudging host, do not crave his delicacies;
This Week's Daily Bible Verses
Saturday, November 21
Romans 8:1-2
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
Read all of Romans 8 NIVFriday, November 20
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Read all of 2 Timothy 3 NIVThursday, November 19
Malachi 3:10
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."
Read all of Malachi 3 NIVWednesday, November 18
Hebrews 3:4
Every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
Read all of Hebrews 3 NIVTuesday, November 17
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Read all of Galatians 2 NIVMonday, November 16
1 John 4:12
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Read all of 1 John 4 NIVSunday, November 15
Ephesians 3:16-19
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Read all of Ephesians 3 NIVBrowse Daily Bible Verses
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Commentary on Today's Verse
Commentary on Proverbs 23:4-5
(Read Proverbs 23:4-5)
Be not of those that will be rich. The things of this world are not happiness and a portion for a soul; those that hold them ever so fast, cannot hold them always, cannot hold them long.