Proverbs 23:4 meaning and explanation
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Proverbs 23:4, Berean Standard Bible
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These are a father's words to his son in Israel's wisdom tradition. Verse 4 warns against exhausting yourself to get rich, and its second line calls for restraint, a deliberate stopping of that toil.
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