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Proverbs 13:11
11Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it.
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 shines brightly. The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. 10Arrogance yields nothing but strife. Wisdom belongs to those who take advice. Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it. 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life. 13Whoever despises instruction will pay a penalty, but whoever respects a mitzvah will be rewarded.
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ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:11
- Proverbs 10:2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 20:21An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 28:8Whoever increases his wealth by exorbitant interest, gathers it for one kinder to the poor.
- Job 15:28he lived in ruined cities, in houses which no one inhabits, which are ready to crumble into heaps.
- Job 20:15He swallows riches and vomits them up; God empties it out of his stomach.
- Job 27:16Though he piles up silver like dust, and clothing like heaps of mortar,
- Ecclesiastes 5:14As he came from his mother’s womb, naked he will return as he came. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.
- Jeremiah 17:11As a partridge that broods over young that she did not lay, so is one who gets wealth, unjustly. In the middle of his days it will abandon him, so at his end he will be a fool.
- Habakkuk 2:6Will not all take up a proverb against him or a scornful riddle about him? “Oy to one expanding what isn’t his! How long? Oy to one burdening himself with heavy debts!”
- James 5:1Come now, you rich, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
- Proverbs 27:23Know well the condition of your flocks, pay attention to your herds,
- Psalms 128:2for you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be blessed and it will be good for you.
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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