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Proverbs 23:5

5 of 5 translations contain this numbered verse.

KJV

King James Version

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

WEB

World English Bible

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Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

ASV

American Standard Version

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Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For `riches' certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation

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For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.