Proverbs 23:5

New International Version

⁵Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,^(A)
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.^(B)

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Proverbs 23:5

King James Version

⁵Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

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Proverbs 23:5

New King James Version

⁵^[a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

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Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?

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