Proverbs 13:11
Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
12Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.
Cross References
Job 15:28He has lived in desolate cities and deserted houses, which have been turned into tombs.
Job 20:19For, having broken in, he stripped the poor. He has quickly stolen away a house he did not build.
Psalms 128:2they have often fought against me from my youth, yet they could not prevail over me.
Proverbs 13:22The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.
Proverbs 21:6Whoever gathers treasures by a lying tongue is vain and heartless. And he will stumble into the snares of death.
Proverbs 28:8Whoever piles up riches by usury and profit gathers them for him who will give freely to the poor.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:11
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. Note, 1. Foolish pride is the great make-bate. Would you know whence come wars and fightings? They come from this root of bitterness. Whatever hand other lusts may have in contention (passion, envy, covetousness), pride has the great hand; it is its pride that it will itself sow discord and needs no help. Pride makes men impatient of contradiction in either their opinions or their desires, impatient of competition and rivalship, impatient of… Read the whole commentary →