Proverbs 23:4
Hebrew Text— Proverbs 23:4Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
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Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us.
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
Yahweh, I know that the way of man is not in himself. It is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.
Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
I teach you today, even you, So that your trust may be in Yahweh.
Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you nor forsake you.
Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”
Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”
make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;
For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of Yahweh’s house is finished.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Behold, I am with you, and will keep you, wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land. For I will not leave you, until I have done that which I have spoken of to you.”
To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.
Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.
Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, ‘We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.
For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.
They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;
For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won’t be blessed in the end.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
For you have trusted in your wickedness. You have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and your knowledge has perverted you. You have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.