Proverbs 23:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
Proverbs 23:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.”
Proverbs 23:5 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.”
Proverbs 23:5 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.”
Proverbs 23:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.”
Proverbs 23:5 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wilt thou cast thine eyes vpon it, which is nothing? for riches taketh her to her wings, as an eagle, and flyeth into the heauen.”
Proverbs 23:5 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:5 in Context — Proverbs 23
3 Ne convoite pas ses friandises: C’est un aliment trompeur.
4 Ne te tourmente pas pour t’enrichir, N’y applique pas ton intelligence.
5 Veux-tu poursuivre du regard ce qui va disparaître? Car la richesse se fait des ailes, Et comme l’aigle, elle prend son vol vers les cieux.
6 Ne mange pas le pain de celui dont le regard est malveillant, Et ne convoite pas ses friandises;
7 Car il est comme les pensées de son âme. Mange et bois, te dira-t-il; Mais son cœur n’est point avec toi.
What Does Proverbs 23:5 Mean?
Proverbs 23:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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