Proverbs 13:11 “Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work wi…”

Proverbs 13:11

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

World English Bible

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

American Standard Version

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Geneva Bible 1599

The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

Darby Translation

Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].

Young's Literal Translation

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Bible in Basic English

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

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Cross references

“Wealth”

Proverbs 20:21 Proverbs 10:2 James 5:1–5 Proverbs 28:8 Jeremiah 17:11 Job 20:15

Proverbs 20:21 · BSB

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 10:2 · BSB

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

James 5:1–5 · BSB

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Proverbs 28:8 · BSB

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Jeremiah 17:11 · BSB

Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”

Job 20:15 · BSB

He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.

“he”

Proverbs 27:23–27 Psalm 128:2 Proverbs 13:22 Proverbs 13:23

Proverbs 27:23–27 · BSB

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Psalm 128:2 · BSB

For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Proverbs 13:22 · BSB

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

Proverbs 13:23 · BSB

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

Also

Proverbs 28:20 Proverbs 28:22

Proverbs 28:20 · BSB

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:22 · BSB

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

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