Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. New Living Translation Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time. English Standard Version Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. Berean Standard Bible Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. King James Bible Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. New King James Version Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. New American Standard Bible Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. NASB 1995 Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it. NASB 1977 Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it. Legacy Standard Bible Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles, But the one who gathers with his hand abounds. Amplified Bible Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches]. Christian Standard Bible Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it. American Standard Version Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Property that comes by evil will decrease and he that gathers by righteousness will increase. Brenton Septuagint Translation Wealth gotten hastily with iniquity is diminished: but he that gathers for himself with godliness shall be increased. The righteous is merciful, and lends. Contemporary English Version Money wrongly gained will disappear bit by bit; money earned little by little will grow and grow. Douay-Rheims Bible Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase. English Revised Version Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wealth [gained] through injustice dwindles away, but whoever gathers little by little has plenty. Good News Translation The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have. International Standard Version Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity. JPS Tanakh 1917 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth little by little shall increase. Literal Standard Version Wealth from vanity becomes little, | And whoever is gathering by the hand becomes great. Majority Standard Bible Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. New American Bible Wealth won quickly dwindles away, but gathered little by little, it grows. NET Bible Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich. New Revised Standard Version Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. New Heart English Bible Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. Webster's Bible Translation Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase. World English Bible Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. Young's Literal Translation Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great. Additional Translations ... Context A Father's Discipline…10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised. 11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.… Cross References Proverbs 13:10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 21:6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit. Treasury of Scripture Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase. wealth Proverbs 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. Proverbs 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. he Proverbs 13:22,23 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just… Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. Proverbs 27:23-27 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds… by labour with the hand Jump to Previous Diminished Dishonest Dishonestly Dwindle Fraud Gained Gathereth Gathering Gathers Gets Gotten Great Grow Hand Hands Hastily Increase Increased Increases Labour Less Makes Money Obtained Quickly Store Vanity Wealth WorkJump to Next Diminished Dishonest Dishonestly Dwindle Fraud Gained Gathereth Gathering Gathers Gets Gotten Great Grow Hand Hands Hastily Increase Increased Increases Labour Less Makes Money Obtained Quickly Store Vanity Wealth WorkProverbs 13 1. a scoffer does not listen to rebuke(11) Wealth gotten by vanity.--As we should say, "in an unsatisfactory manner," that is to say, by dishonesty.Verse 11. - Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; literally, wealth by a breath; i.e. wealth obtained without labour and exertion, or by illegitimate and dishonest means, is soon dissipated, is not blessed by God, and has no stability. Vulgate, "riches acquired hastily;" Septuagint, "substance gotten hastily with iniquity." This makes the antithesis more marked, the contrast being between wealth gotten hastily and that acquired by diligent labour. Cito nata, cito pereunt, "Quickly won, quickly gone" (see on Proverbs 20:21; 21:5). Says the Greek maxim - Μὴ σπεῦδε πλουτεῖν μὴ ταχὺς πένης γένῃ "Haste not for wealth, lest thou be quickly poor." He that gathereth by labour; literally, with the hand, handful after handful. Vulgate, paulatim, "little by little," by patient industry. Labor improbus omnia vincit. Septuagint, "He that gathereth for himself with piety shall be increased." Then is added, "A good man is merciful and lendeth," from Psalm 37:26. The Septuagint here uses the term εὐσέβεια, which is received in St. Paul's pastoral Epistles and St. Peter's, taking the place of the earlier phrase, φόβος Κυρίου, Hebrew Dishonestמֵהֶ֣בֶל (mê·he·ḇel) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory wealth ה֭וֹן (hō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1952: Wealth, sufficiency will dwindle, יִמְעָ֑ט (yim·‘āṭ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4591: To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few but what is earned וְקֹבֵ֖ץ (wə·qō·ḇêṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6908: To gather, collect through עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against hard work יָ֣ד (yāḏ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand will be multiplied. יַרְבֶּֽה׃ (yar·beh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great Links Proverbs 13:11 NIVProverbs 13:11 NLT Proverbs 13:11 ESV Proverbs 13:11 NASB Proverbs 13:11 KJV Proverbs 13:11 BibleApps.com Proverbs 13:11 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 13:11 Chinese Bible Proverbs 13:11 French Bible Proverbs 13:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away but he (Prov. 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