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Proverbs 23:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 23:5

Theological / Devotional

They fly away. Riches are uncertain. Wars and depressions have abundantly demonstrated that. The first clause suggests that when a man’s eyes alight upon his riches, suddenly they are gone (see Prov. 16:16; John 6:27).

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