Proverbs 13:11

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

¹⁰ Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³ He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

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ÅB: Lett vunnet rikdom minker, men den som samler litt etter litt, øker sitt gods.
OTB: Urettmessig tilegnet rikdom minker, men den som samler litt etter litt øker den.
B1930: Lett vunnet rikdom minker, men den som samler litt efter litt, øker sitt gods.

BSB: Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
KJV: Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
WEB: Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
ASV: Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
DARBY: Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
BLB: Wealth from vanity is diminished, and the one gathering by the hand becomes great.

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An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
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Proverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
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James 5:1–5
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
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Proverbs 27:23–27
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
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Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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Proverbs 13:22–23
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
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Job 27:16–17
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
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