Proverbs 23:5

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Nawnetta ah anghma thaih hmuen to na khet maw? Tangtang ni van bangah kazawk tahmu baktih toengah, angraenghaih doeh pakhraeh tawnh moe, azawk ving.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A taengah na mik na hoih la na hoih nama? Tedae om hae mahpawh. A phae cawn, cawn vetih, atha bangla vaan ah a ding lamni a ding eh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A taengah na mik na hoih la na hoih nama? Tedae om hae mahpawh. A phae cawn, cawn vetih, atha bangla vaan ah a ding lamni a ding eh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

E kau anei oe i kou mau maka ma ka mea e ole ana? No ka mea, e hana io no ia mea i mau eheu nona iho; Me he aeto la e lele aku ai i ka lewa.

English Berean Standard Bible

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

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Paske, anvan ou bat je ou, li gen tan disparèt. Ou ta di lajan gen zèl. Li rete konsa, li vole, li ale.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ne erigas oculos tuos ad opes quas non potes habere, quia facient sibi pennas quasi aquilæ, et volabunt in cælum.

Bible in Basic English

Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Jetteras-tu tes yeux sur elles ?… Déjà elles ne sont plus ; car certes elles se font des ailes, et, comme l’aigle, s’envolent vers les cieux.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

K bohatství-liž bys obrátil oči své? Poněvadž v náhle mizí; nebo sobě zdělalo křídla podobná orličím, a zaletuje k nebi.

Kosraean Bible

Mani lom uh ku in wanginla ke kitin pacl na — oana in oasr posohksok kac, na sohkla oana sie eagle.

World Portuguese Bible

Por que você fixaria os seus olhos naquilo que não é nada? Pois certamente a riqueza cria asas para si mesma, como a águia que voa pelos céus.

Romanian BTF Bible

Îți vei aținti ochii asupra a ceva ce nu este? Fiindcă bogățiile cu siguranță își fac aripi; ele zboară departe ca o acvilă spre cer.

Brenton English Septuagint

If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ပျောက်တတ်သောအရာကို စေ့စေ့မျက်မှောက် ပြုသင့်သလော။ အကယ်စင်စစ် ရွှေလင်းတသည် မိုဃ်းကောင်းကင်သို့ ပျံတတ်သကဲ့သို့၊ ထိုအရာသည် အတောင်တို့ကို လုပ်၍ပျံသွားတတ်၏။

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Willst du deine Augen darauf hinfliegen lassen, und siehe, fort ist es? Denn sicherlich schafft es sich Flügel gleich dem Adler, der gen Himmel fliegt.

Dutch Bible 1917

Zult gij uw ogen laten vliegen op hetgeen niets is? Want het zal zich gewisselijk vleugelen maken gelijk een arend, die naar den hemel vliegt.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zodra ge uw zinnen daarop zet, Is hij al heen! Want hij maakt zich vleugels, En vliegt als een arend de lucht in.

Italian Diodati Bible

In un batter d'occhio le ricchezze non sono più; Perciocchè ad un tratto si fanno delle ale; E sono come un'aquila, che se ne vola in aria.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wilt thou cast thine eyes vpon it, which is nothing? for riches taketh her to her wings, as an eagle, and flyeth into the heauen.

Noyes Bible

Wilt thou let thine eyes fly toward them? They are gone! For riches truly make to themselves wings; They fly away like the eagle toward heaven.

Danish Bible 1931

Skal dit Blik flyve efter den uden at finde den? Visselig gør den sig Vinger som Ørnen, der flyver mod Himlen.

Leeser Tanakh

When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it, it is no more: for it will ever make itself wings: like an eagle will it fly toward heaven.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Con há liếc mắt vào sự giàu có sao? Nó đã chẳng còn nữa rồi; Vì nó quả hẳn có mọc cánh, Và bay lên trên trời như chim ưng vậy.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

He te ke sio fakamamaʻu ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai? He ko e moʻoni ʻoku ngaohi ʻe he koloa hono kapakau; ʻoku puna atu ia ʻo hangē ko e ʻikale ki he langi.

French Ostervald Bible

Pourquoi jeter les yeux sur des biens qui bientôt ne seront plus? Car certainement ils se feront des ailes, comme l'aigle qui s'envole vers les cieux.

Esperanto Bible

Ĉu vi direktos viajn okulojn al ĝi? ĝi jam ne ekzistos; Ĉar riĉeco faras al si flugilojn kiel aglo, kaj forflugas al la ĉielo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Veux-tu poursuivre du regard ce qui va disparaître? Car la richesse se fait des ailes, Et comme l’aigle, elle prend son vol vers les cieux.

German Luther Bible 1912

Laß dein Augen nicht fliegen nach dem, was du nicht haben kannst; denn dasselbe macht sich Flügel wie ein Adler und fliegt gen Himmel.

LXX2012 U. S. English

If you should fix your eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.

British English Septuagint 2012

If you should fix your eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.

Majority Standard BIble

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

Webster Bible

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.

Revised Version

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Vuoi tu fissar lo sguardo su ciò che scompare? Giacché la ricchezza si fa dell’ali, come l’aquila che vola verso il cielo.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Pourquoi fixer tes yeux sur ce qui n'est rien ? Car la richesse se fait des ailes, et comme l'aigle, elle s'envole vers le ciel.

Reina Valera 1909

¿Has de poner tus ojos en las riquezas, siendo ningunas? porque hacerse han alas, como alas de águila, y volarán al cielo.

Spanish BLL

¿Para qué poner los ojos en riquezas que desaparecen? Ciertamente les salen alas como de águila y se van volando al cielo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

¿Has de poner tus ojos en lo que no es nada? Porque ciertamente le saldrán alas como de águila, y volará al cielo.

Croatian Bible

usmjeriš li oči prema njemu, njega već nema jer načini sebi krila kao orao i odleti u nebo.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Hoćeš li baciti oči svoje na ono čega brzo nestaje? Jer načini sebi krila i kao orao odleti u nebo.

German Textbibel

Sollen deine Augen auf den Reichtum losfliegen, er aber verschwunden sein? Denn gewißlich verschafft er sich Flügel, wie ein Adler, der gen Himmel fliegt.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; For wings like an eagle’s are prepared for him, And he returns to the house of his master.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

התעוף עֵינֶ֥יךָ בּ֗וֹ וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ כִּ֤י עָשֹׂ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לּ֣וֹ כְנָפַ֑יִם כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר ועיף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פ