Proverbs 13:11
Wealth from vanity becomes little, || And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10A vain man causes debate through pride, || And wisdom [is] with the counseled.
12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, || And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Cross References
Job 15:28And he inhabits cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, || That have been ready to become heaps.
Job 20:19For he oppressed—he forsook the poor, || He has taken a house away violently, || And he does not build it.
Psalms 128:2You surely eat the labor of your hands, || You [are] blessed, and good [is] to you.
Proverbs 13:22A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, || And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 21:6The making of treasures by a lying tongue, || [Is] a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Proverbs 28:8Whoever is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, || Gathers it for one favoring 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 →