Proverbs 23:5

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

About Proverbs

Practical wisdom for daily living, largely from King Solomon.

Old Testament • Book #20

Do not be desirous of his dainties, seeing they are deceitful food.

Do not weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

Do not eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, and do not crave his delicacies:

for as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, but his heart is not wit...

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