Proverbs 23:5

"Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint."

Key Reflection

Proverbs 23:5 advises against excessive striving for wealth, suggesting that such pursuit can lead to spiritual and moral pitfalls. Instead, it encourages exercising wisdom by showing moderation, implying that contentment and ethical living are more important than material prosperity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Set thine eyes -literally, as in the margin, i. e., “gaze eagerly upon;” and then we get an emphatic parallelism with the words that follow, “they fly away as an eagle toward heaven;” “certainly make themselves wings.”

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