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Proverbs 13:11 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 11

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.Proverbs 13:11 · King James Version

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Proverbs 13:11 in context

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

10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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

12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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Commentary

This shows that riches wear as they are won and woven. 1. That which is won ill will never wear well, for a curse attends it which will waste it, and the same corrupt dispositions which incline men to the sinful ways of getting well incline them to the like sinful ways of spending: Wealth gotten by vanity will be…

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

diminishedmâʻaṭproperly, to pare offH4591 →
gatherethqâbatsto graspH6908 →
WealthhôwnwealthH1952 →
vanityhebelemptiness or vanityH1892 →
labouryâda handH3027 →

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