Proverbs 23:5
American King James Version (AKJV)
Will you set your eyes on that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have. For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle, and they will fly in the sky.
Darby Bible (DBY)
wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
It disappears in the blink of an eye, suddenly growing wings and flying off into the sky like an eagle.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
King James Version (KJV)
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Wilt thou set thy eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make to themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle towards heaven.
World English Bible (WEB)
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.