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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
Read in contextProverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Read in contextJames 5:1–5
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Read in contextProverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
Read in contextProverbs 27:23–27
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Read in contextProverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Read in contextProverbs 13:22–23
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Read in contextJob 27:16–17
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
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