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{Proverbs 23:5} Wilt thou set 5774 z8686 z8675 z8799 thine eyes 5869 upon that which is not? x369 for x3588 [riches] certainly y6213 z8800 make 6213 z8799 themselves wings; 3671 they fly away 5774 z8799 z8675 z8687 as an eagle 5404 toward heaven. 8064
thou:
"Inclineª° my heartª unto¹ thy testimonies,ª and not¹ to¹ covetousness.ª ... Turn awayª° mine eyesª from beholdingª°¹ vanity;ª [and] quickenª° thou me in thy way.ª" {Psa 119:36-37} + "But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:17} + "Forª allª that¹ [is] inª the¹ world,ª the¹ lustª of the¹ flesh,ª andª the¹ lustª of the¹ eyes,ª andª the¹ prideª of life,ª isª° notª ofª the¹ Father,ª butª isª° ofª the¹ world.ª" {1Jn 2:16}
set thine eyes upon:
Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon, etc. "He expresses it in such a way," says Abp. Tillotson, "as if a rich man sat brooding over an estate till it was fledged, and gotten itself wings to fly away."
that which:
"And Jacobª their fatherª saidª° unto¹ them, Me have ye bereavedª° [of my children]: Josephª [is] not,¹ and Simeonª [is] not,¹ and ye will takeª° Benjaminª [away]: all¹ these things are¹ against¹ me." {Gen 42:36} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the Preacher,ª vanityª of vanities;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 1:2} + "Vanityª of vanities,ª saithª° the preacher;ª all¹ [is] vanity.ª" {Ecc 12:8} + "Wherefore¹ do ye spendª° moneyª for [that which is] not¹ bread?ª and your labourª for [that which] satisfiethª not?ª hearken²° diligentlyª° unto¹ me, and eatª° ye [that which is] good,ª and let your soulª delight²° itself¹ in fatness.ª" {Isa 55:2} + "Butª thisª I say,ª° brethren,ª the¹ timeª [is] short:ª° it remaineth,ªª° thatª bothª they that haveª° wivesª beª° as thoughª they hadª° none;ª ... Andª they that useª° this²¹ world,ª asª notª abusingª° [it]: forª the¹ fashionª of this²¹ worldª passeth away.ª°" {1Co 7:29-31}
riches:
"For¹ richesª [are] not¹ for ever:ª and doth¹ the crownª [endure] to every² generation?ª" {Prv 27:24} + "And there cameª° a messengerª unto¹ Job,ª and said,ª° The oxenª were¹ plowing,ª° and the assesª feedingª° besideª¹ them: ... While he¹ [was] yet¹ speaking,ª° there cameª° also another,¹ and said,ª° The Chaldeansª made¹ out²° threeª bands,ª and fellª° upon¹ the camels,ª and have carried them away,ª° yea, and slainª° the servantsª with the edgeª of the sword;ª and I¹ only¹ am escapedª° alone¹ to tellª° thee." {Job 1:14-17} + "Surely¹ every manª walkethª° in a vain shew:ª surely¹ they are disquietedª° in vain:ª he heapeth upª° [riches], and knowethª° not¹ who¹ shall gatherª° them." {Psa 39:6} + "There isª a soreª° evilª [which] I have seenª° under¹ the sun,ª [namely], richesª keptª° for the ownersª thereof to their hurt.ª ... But those¹ richesª perishª° by evilª travail:ª and he begettethª° a son,ª and [there is] nothingª¹ in his hand.ª" {Ecc 5:13-14} + "Lay²° not² upª°¹ for yourselvesª treasuresª uponª earth,ª whereª mothª andª rustª doth corrupt,ª° andª whereª thievesª break throughª° andª steal:ª°" {Mtt 6:19} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª" {1Tm 6:17} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Yourª richesª are corrupted,ª° andª yourª garmentsª areª° motheaten.ª" {Jms 5:1-2}

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