King James Version
And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.(Proverbs 23:2)
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.(Proverbs 23:3)
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.(Proverbs 23:4)
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:(Proverbs 23:6)
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.(Proverbs 23:7)
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.(Proverbs 23:8)

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Proverbs 23:5 - Cross Reference

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. (Jeremiah 22:17)
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: (Matthew 6:19)
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (1 John 2:16)
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (1 Timothy 6:17)
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: (Job 1:14)
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psalm 39:6)
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. (Psalm 119:36)
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. (James 5:1)
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? (Proverbs 27:24)
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 1:2)
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; (1 Corinthians 7:29)
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me. (Genesis 42:36)
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (Isaiah 55:2)
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. (Ecclesiastes 12:8)
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. (Ecclesiastes 5:13)