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Proverbs 13:11
Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
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Proverbs 13:11 in other translations
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
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In context
8 The ransom of a man's life [is] his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be extinguished.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well-advised [is] wisdom.
11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
13 Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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