Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by vanity will become small; But he who gathereth it into the hand increaseth it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But the desire accomplished is a tree of life.
Cross References
Job 15:28And dwelt in desolated cities, In houses which no man inhabiteth, That are ready to become heaps.
Job 20:19Because he hath oppressed and abandoned the poor, And seized upon the house which he did not build;
Psalms 128:2Thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands; Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee!
Proverbs 13:22The good man leaveth his substance to his children's children; But the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Proverbs 21:6The getting of treasures by a false tongue Is the fleeting breath of them that seek death.
Proverbs 28:8He that increaseth his substance by usurious gain Gathereth it for him who will pity 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 →