4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

Other Translations of Proverbs 23:4

King James Version

4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

English Standard Version

4 Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.

The Message

4 Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself

New King James Version

4 Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease

New Living Translation

4 Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 23:4

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.