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Proverbs 13:11
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Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathers by labor shall have increase.
Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.
Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, But he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
Hastid catel schal be maad lesse; but that that is gaderid litil and litil with hond, schal be multiplied.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Money wrongly gotten will disappear bit by bit; money earned little by little will grow and grow.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Wealth gotten by worthless means dwindles away, but he who amasses it by hard work will increase it.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
Money gained by cheating others will soon be gone. Money earned through hard work will grow and grow.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.
Wealth gotten by vanitie shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour, shall increase.
Riches taken by false ways become less and less, but riches grow for the one who gathers by hard work.
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.
The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
Wealth acquired unjustly will diminish; but he who gathers justly shall increase his wealth.
The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.
Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand, shall increase.
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.
Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends.
Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, But he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Wealth gained from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Wealth from vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Hastely gotte goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase.
Easy come, easy go, but steady diligence pays off.
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it.
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.
Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Wealth: Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 20:21, Proverbs 28:8, Job 15:28, Job 15:29, Job 20:15, Job 20:19-22, Job 27:16, Job 27:17, Ecclesiastes 5:14, Jeremiah 17:11, Habakkuk 2:6, Habakkuk 2:7, James 5:1-5
he: Proverbs 13:22, Proverbs 13:23, Proverbs 20:21, Proverbs 27:23-27, Psalms 128:2
by labour: Heb. with the hand
Reciprocal: Judges 19:16 - his work Proverbs 13:7 - is that maketh himself rich Proverbs 21:6 - getting Proverbs 28:20 - but Ephesians 4:28 - labour
Cross-References
The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I'll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I'll go to the left."
After Lot had gone, the Lord said to Abram, "Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west.
When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
I am a friend to anyone who fears you— anyone who obeys your commandments.
Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father's. When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance. It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished,.... In an unjust or unlawful way, either by robbery and theft, as Aben Ezra; or by fraud and tricking, by overreaching and circumventing others; or by vain practices, as by cards or dice, and by stage playing and the like; or by curious and illicit arts, as necromancy, judiciary astrology, and such like things; whatever is gotten in a wicked way very seldom lasts long; it lessens by little and little till it comes to nothing f; see
Jeremiah 17:11; and sometimes very quickly and suddenly, all at once; thus that mass of riches which the church of Rome has got together by her vain and wicked practices, by her idolatry, pardons, and indulgences, will in one hour come to nought, Revelation 18:17;
but he that gathereth by labour shall increase, or "that gathereth by the hand" or "in [it]" g; by hand labour in an honest way, or with the diligent hand, which maketh rich; who labours with his hand and gets by in sufficient to support himself and his family, and to give to the necessities of others; who does not lay it up in coffers, but keeps it in his hand to distribute; such generally thrive and flourish: some copies read it, "he that gathereth, עד, unto the hand" h, that gathers and puts it into the hands of others; that liberally communicates to the poor; he shall increase, as commonly liberal persons do; so the Targum,
"he that gathereth and giveth to the poor shall increase in substance.''
f "De malo quaesitis vix gaudet tertius baeres", Herat. g על יד "in manu", Pagninus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator "super manu", Gussetius, p. 310. "super manum", Michaelis, Schultens. h "Usque ad manum", Montantus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
By vanity - literally, “by a breath,” i. e., by a windfall, or sudden stroke of fortune, not by honest labor. The general meaning seems to be that the mere possession of riches is as nothing; they come and go, but the power to gain by skill of hand (“labor”) is everything.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 13:11. Wealth gotten by vanity — Wealth that is not the result of honest industry and hard labour is seldom permanent. All fortunes acquired by speculation, lucky hits, and ministering to the pride or luxury of others, &c., soon become dissipated. They are not gotten in the way of Providence, and have not God's blessing, and therefore are not permanent.
