Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle. New Living Translation In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle. English Standard Version When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Berean Standard Bible When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. King James Bible Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. New King James Version Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven. New American Standard Bible When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. NASB 1995 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. NASB 1977 When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings, Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. Legacy Standard Bible Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there! Because it certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. Amplified Bible When you set your eyes on wealth, it is [suddenly] gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies to the heavens. Christian Standard Bible As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. Holman Christian Standard Bible As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. American Standard Version Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. Contemporary English Version Your money flies away before you know it, just like an eagle suddenly taking off. English Revised Version Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. GOD'S WORD® Translation Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone? It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky. Good News Translation Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle. International Standard Version When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle. Majority Standard Bible When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. NET Bible When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle! New Heart English Bible Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. Webster's Bible Translation Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle towards heaven. World English Bible Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor wealth makes wings to itself, "" It flies to the heavens as an eagle. Young's Literal Translation For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. Smith's Literal Translation Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have. For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle, and they will fly in the sky. New American Bible When your glance flits to it, it is gone! For assuredly it grows wings, like the eagle that flies toward heaven. New Revised Standard Version When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes wings to itself, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor if you should fix your eye on him, you cannot see him; for he makes for himself wings like an eagle and flies away toward the sky. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For if you fix your eye on him, he disappears before you, because he makes wings for himself like an eagle and flies into the sky. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven. Brenton Septuagint Translation If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context True Riches…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. 6Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;… Cross References Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. Luke 12:15-21 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” / Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ... James 5:1-3 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. Ecclesiastes 2:11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun. Job 27:19-20 He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone. / Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night. Psalm 62:10 Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. Jeremiah 17:11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.” Treasury of Scripture Will you set your eyes on that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. thou Psalm 119:36,37 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness… Jeremiah 22:17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. that which Genesis 42:3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. riches Proverbs 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? Job 1:14-17 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: … Psalm 39:6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. Jump to Previous Cast Eagle Eyes Flies Flieth Flight Fly Flying Glance Heaven Heavens Indeed Itself Light Makes Maketh Riches Sky Sprout Sprouts Suddenly Surely Themselves Towards Wealth Wilt WingsJump to Next Cast Eagle Eyes Flies Flieth Flight Fly Flying Glance Heaven Heavens Indeed Itself Light Makes Maketh Riches Sky Sprout Sprouts Suddenly Surely Themselves Towards Wealth Wilt WingsProverbs 23 1. Consider carefully what is before youWhen you glance at wealth The Hebrew word for "glance" here is "תָּשִׁית" (tasheet), which implies a fleeting or superficial look. This suggests that wealth is not something to be deeply focused on or trusted. In the historical context of ancient Israel, wealth was often seen as a blessing from God, yet the wisdom literature, including Proverbs, frequently warns against placing one's trust in material riches. The conservative Christian perspective emphasizes that our focus should be on eternal treasures rather than temporal wealth, aligning with Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6:19-21 about storing treasures in heaven. it disappears for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky "An passim sequeris corvos testaque lutoque?" For riches certainly make themselves wings. The subject, unexpressed, is riches, and the Hebrew phrase implies absolute certainty: Making they will make for themselves. They fly away as an eagle toward heaven; or, like on eagle that flieth toward heaven, where not even sight can follow. Publ. Syr., 255, "Longinquum est omne quod cupiditas flagitat." The Telugu compares worldly prosperity to writing upon water. Says the Greek moralist - Βέβαιον οὐδέν ἐν βίῳ δοκεῖ πέλειν "There's naught in life that one can deem secure." Septuagint, "If thou fix thine eye upon him (the rich patron), he will nowhere be seen, for wings like an eagle's are ready prepared for him, and he will return to the house of his master (τοῦ προεστηκότος), and leave you to shift for yourself." Hebrew When you glance [at wealth],הֲתָ֤עִיף (hă·ṯā·‘îp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint it disappears, וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ (wə·’ê·nen·nū) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it makes עָשֹׂ֣ה (‘ā·śōh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6213: To do, make wings for itself כְנָפַ֑יִם (ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle and flies יָע֥וּף (yā·‘ūp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint like an eagle כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר (kə·ne·šer) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5404: The eagle to the sky. הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky Links Proverbs 23:5 NIVProverbs 23:5 NLT Proverbs 23:5 ESV Proverbs 23:5 NASB Proverbs 23:5 KJV Proverbs 23:5 BibleApps.com Proverbs 23:5 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 23:5 Chinese Bible Proverbs 23:5 French Bible Proverbs 23:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 23:5 Why do you set your eyes (Prov. 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