Proverbs 13:11

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 there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom. Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it]. 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life. 13Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:11 word by word

ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Wealthהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
• vanityהֶ֫בֶלhebel hăbêl · vanityH1892
• increaseרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235

Cross-references for Proverbs 13:11

• Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
• Proverbs 20:21An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
• Proverbs 28:8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
• Job 15:28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.
• Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
• Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
• Ecclesiastes 5:14or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
• Jeremiah 17:11[As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
• Habakkuk 2:6Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? — and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
• James 5:1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that [are] coming upon [you].
• Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
• Proverbs 27:23Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
• Psalms 128:2For thou shalt eat the labour 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

Topics related to Proverbs 13:11

• Industry
• Vanity

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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