11Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.


In Context

8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches; but the indigent heareth not rebuke.

9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10 By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

11 Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.

13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.