Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.
12Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart,—but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
Cross References
Job 15:28And had inhabited demolished cities, houses, wherein men would not dwell, that were destined to become heaps.
Job 20:19For he hath oppressed—hath forsaken the poor, A house, hath he seized, which he cannot rebuild.
Psalms 128:2The labour of thine own hands, surely thou shalt eat. How happy thou, and well for thine!
Proverbs 13:22A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children’s children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
Proverbs 21:6The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, [they who seek them] seek death,
Proverbs 28:8He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.
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 →