Proverbs 13:11
Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity, 1 but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10Pride only breeds conflict, 1 but for those who listen to good advice there is wisdom. 1
12When hope is postponed, it breaks the heart, 1 but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. 1
Cross References
Job 15:28and has lived in desolate cities; 1 in houses which no man inhabits now 1 and which were ready to become heaps. 1
Job 20:19For he has oppressed and neglected poor people; 1 he has violently taken away houses that he did not build. 1
Psalms 128:2What your hands provide, you will enjoy; 1 you will be blessed and prosper. 1
Proverbs 13:22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, 1 but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous person. 1
Proverbs 21:6Acquiring riches by a lying tongue 1 is a fleeting vapor and a snare that kills. 1
Proverbs 28:8The one who makes his fortune by charging too much interest 1 gathers his wealth for another who will have pity on poor people. 1
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 →