Proverbs 13:11
Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10Among the proude there is euer strife: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
12Hope deferred greeueth the heart: but whe the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:22He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust.
Proverbs 21:6To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
Proverbs 28:8He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.
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 →