Verse Comparison: Proverbs 23:5
American Standard Version
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For `riches' certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Amplified® Bible
Will you set your eyes upon wealth, when [suddenly] it is gone? For riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Contemporary English Version
Your money flies away before you know it, just like an eagle suddenly taking off.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.
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.
New American Standard Bible
When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For {wealth} certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies {toward} the heavens.
New International Version
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,
for they will surely sprout wings
and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
New King James Version
Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When you set your eyes on it, it will disappear. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Revised Standard Version
When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Young's Literal Translation
For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.
