Proverbs

Proverbs 23:4–5

⁴Do not wear yourself out to get rich;

be wise enough to restrain yourself.

⁵When you glance at wealth, it disappears,

for it makes wings for itself

and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
wear yourself out	תִּיגַ֥ע	tî·ḡa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3021 toil, grow or be weary
to get rich	לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר	lə·ha·‘ă·šîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6238 be or become rich
be wise enough	מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥	mib·bî·nā·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H998 understanding
to restrain yourself	חֲדָֽל׃	ḥă·ḏāl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2308 cease

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When you glance	הֲתָעוּף	hă·ṯå̄·ʿūp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5774 fly
it disappears	וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ	wə·’ê·nen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it makes	עָשֹׂ֣ה	‘ā·śōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6213 do, make
wings for itself	כְנָפַ֑יִם	ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim	Noun - fd	H3671 wing, extremity
and flies	וְעָיֵף	wə·ʿå̄·yēp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
like an eagle	כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר	kə·ne·šer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
to the sky	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃פ	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

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Proverbs 23:4 Hebrews 13:5 · Proverbs 28:20 · Matthew 6:19 · 1 Timothy 6:8–10 · Proverbs 3:5 · John 6:27 · Proverbs 15:27 · Romans 12:16 · Isaiah 5:21 · Proverbs 26:12 · Proverbs 3:7 · Romans 11:25

Proverbs 23:5 Proverbs 27:24 · 1 John 2:16 · Matthew 6:19 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · James 5:1–2 · Psalm 119:36–37 · Genesis 42:36 · Ecclesiastes 12:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.