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

What does Proverbs 23:4 mean?

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.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearWisdomJustice and mercyFear of the Lord

Read with

Keep this verse inside Proverbs 23:4-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.