Proverbs 13:11
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
In Context
10A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom.
12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Cross References
Job 15:28And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
Job 20:19For he oppressed — he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.
Psalms 128:2The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy [art] thou, and good [is] to thee.
Proverbs 13:22A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
Proverbs 21:6The making of treasures by a lying tongue, [Is] a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Proverbs 28:8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring 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 →