Proverbs 23:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Labour not, Heb. Do not weary thyself with immoderate cares and labours, as many covetous men do. From thine own wisdom; from that carnal wisdom which is natural to man in his corrupt estate, which persuades men to believe that it is their interest to use all possible means to get riches, and that the happiness of their lives consists in the abundance of their possessions, directly contrary to the assertion of our blessed Lord, Luke 12:15.

Proverbs 23:4

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