American Standard Version
Proverbs 13:11
11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Proverbs 13:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
- New International Version (NIV)Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Context of Proverbs 13:11
9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 13Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
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ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:11
- Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritancemay be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Proverbs 28:8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
- Job 15:28And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
- Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God will cast them out of his belly.
- Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;
- Ecclesiastes 5:14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
- Jeremiah 17:11As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
- Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!
- James 5:1Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
- Proverbs 27:23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
- Psalms 128:2For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Wealth gotten by vanity - Wealth that is not the result of honest industry and hard labor is seldom permanent. All fortunes acquired by speculation, lucky hits, and ministering to the pride or luxury of others, etc., soon become dissipated. They are not gotten in the way of Providence, and have not God's blessing, and therefore are not permanent.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11By 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.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 Wealth gotten by dishonesty or vice, has a secret curse, which will speedily waste it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. by vanity--or, "nothingness," that is, which is vain or useless to the public (as card playing or similar vices). gathereth ... labour--(Compare Margin), little by little, laboriously.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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