Proverbs 13:11
The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
Cross References
Job 15:28Though he dwell in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes,
Job 20:19For he hath vndone many: he hath forsaken the poore, and hath spoyled houses which he builded not.
Psalms 128:2When thou eatest the labours of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee.
Proverbs 13:22The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
Proverbs 21:6The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and from of them that seeke death.
Proverbs 28:8He that increaseth his riches by vsurie and interest, gathereth them for him that will be mercifull vnto 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 →