Proverbs 13:11
Hasted chattel, that is, gotten hastily, shall be made less; but that that is gathered little and little with hand, shall be multiplied, (or but that which is gathered little by little, shall be multiplied).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
12Hope which is delayed, tormenteth the soul; a tree of life is (a) desire (that is) coming.
Cross References
Job 15:28He shall dwell in desolate cities (or He shall live in empty cities), and in deserted houses, that be turned into burials.
Job 20:19For he brake, and made naked the house of the poor man; he ravished it, and builded it not. (For he broke into, and emptied out, the house of the poor; and he stole, what he did not build.)
Psalms 128:2For thou shalt eat the travails of thine hands; thou art blessed, and it shall be well to thee. (For thou shalt eat the fruit of thy labour; thou shalt be happy, and it shall be well with thee.)
Proverbs 13:22A good man shall leave after him heirs, sons, and the sons of sons; and the chattel of a sinner is kept to a just man. (A good person shall leave heirs after him, yea, sons and daughters, and their sons and daughters; but a sinner’s possessions shall be given to the righteous.)
Proverbs 21:6He that gathereth treasures by the tongue of a lie maker, ( or of a liar), is vain, and without heart; and he shall be hurled to the snares of death.
Proverbs 28:8He that gathereth together riches by usuries, and free (ly) (made) increases, gathereth those together against poor men. (He who gathereth together riches from high interest rates, and exorbitant increases, gathereth them together for him who will give them to 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 →