Verse 11

Wealth{H1952} gotten by vanity{H1892} shall be diminished{H4591}{(H8799)}: but he that gathereth{H6908}{(H8802)} by labour{H3027} shall increase{H7235}{(H8686)}.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance{H5159} may be gotten hastily{H926}{(H8794)}{(H8675)}{H973}{(H8794)} at the beginning{H7223}; but the end{H319} thereof shall not be blessed{H1288}{(H8792)}.
  • Prov 10:2 : 2 Treasures{H214} of wickedness{H7562} profit{H3276}{(H8686)} nothing: but righteousness{H6666} delivereth{H5337}{(H8686)} from death{H4194}.
  • Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Go to{G33}{(G5720)} now{G3568}, ye rich men{G4145}, weep{G2799}{(G5657)} and howl{G3649}{(G5723)} for{G1909} your{G5216} miseries{G5004} that shall come upon{G1904}{(G5740)} you. 2 Your{G5216} riches{G4149} are corrupted{G4595}{(G5754)}, and{G2532} your{G5216} garments{G2440} are{G1096}{(G5754)} motheaten{G4598}. 3 Your{G5216} gold{G5557} and{G2532} silver{G696} is cankered{G2728}{(G5769)}; and{G2532} the rust{G2447} of them{G846} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} a witness{G3142} against{G1519} you{G5213}, and{G2532} shall eat{G5315}{(G5695)} your{G5216} flesh{G4561} as it were{G5613} fire{G4442}. Ye have heaped treasure together{G2343}{(G5656)} for{G1722} the last{G2078} days{G2250}. 4 Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the hire{G3408} of the labourers{G2040} who{G3588} have reaped down{G270}{(G5660)} your{G5216} fields{G5561}, which{G3588} is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud{G650}{(G5772)}, crieth{G2896}{(G5719)}: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them which have reaped{G2325}{(G5660)} are entered{G1525}{(G5754)} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of sabaoth{G4519}. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure{G5171}{(G5656)} on{G1909} the earth{G1093}, and{G2532} been wanton{G4684}{(G5656)}; ye have nourished{G5142}{(G5656)} your{G5216} hearts{G2588}, as{G5613} in{G1722} a day{G2250} of slaughter{G4967}.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He that by usury{H5392} and unjust gain{H8636} increaseth{H7235}{(H8688)} his substance{H1952}, he shall gather{H6908}{(H8762)} it for him that will pity{H2603}{(H8802)} the poor{H1800}.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful{H530} man{H376} shall abound{H7227} with blessings{H1293}: but he that maketh haste{H213}{(H8801)} to be rich{H6238}{(H8687)} shall not be innocent{H5352}{(H8735)}.
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 He{H376} that hasteth{H926}{(H8737)} to be rich{H1952} hath an evil{H7451} eye{H5869}, and considereth{H3045}{(H8799)} not that poverty{H2639} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon him.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be thou diligent{H3045}{(H8799)} to know{H3045}{(H8800)} the state{H6440} of thy flocks{H6629}, and look{H7896}{(H8798)} well{H3820} to thy herds{H5739}. 24 For riches{H2633} are not for ever{H5769}: and doth the crown{H5145} endure to every{H1755} generation{H1755}? 25 The hay{H2682} appeareth{H1540}{(H8804)}, and the tender grass{H1877} sheweth{H7200}{(H8738)} itself, and herbs{H6212} of the mountains{H2022} are gathered{H622}{(H8738)}. 26 The lambs{H3532} are for thy clothing{H3830}, and the goats{H6260} are the price{H4242} of the field{H7704}. 27 And thou shalt have goats{H5795}' milk{H2461} enough{H1767} for thy food{H3899}, for the food{H3899} of thy household{H1004}, and for the maintenance{H2416} for thy maidens{H5291}.
  • Job 20:15 : 15 He hath swallowed down{H1104}{(H8804)} riches{H2428}, and he shall vomit them up again{H6958}{(H8686)}: God{H410} shall cast them out{H3423}{(H8686)} of his belly{H990}.
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heap up{H6651}{(H8799)} silver{H3701} as the dust{H6083}, and prepare{H3559}{(H8686)} raiment{H4403} as the clay{H2563}; 17 He may prepare{H3559}{(H8686)} it, but the just{H6662} shall put it on{H3847}{(H8799)}, and the innocent{H5355} shall divide{H2505}{(H8799)} the silver{H3701}.
  • Ps 128:2 : 2 For thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} the labour{H3018} of thine hands{H3709}: happy{H835} shalt thou be, and it shall be well{H2896} with thee.
  • Job 20:19-22 : 19 Because he hath oppressed{H7533}{(H8765)} and hath forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the poor{H1800}; because he hath violently taken away{H1497}{(H8804)} an house{H1004} which he builded{H1129}{(H8799)} not; 20 Surely he shall not feel{H3045}{(H8804)} quietness{H7961} in his belly{H990}, he shall not save{H4422}{(H8762)} of that which he desired{H2530}{(H8803)}. 21 There shall none of his meat{H400} be left{H8300}; therefore shall no man look{H2342}{(H8799)} for his goods{H2898}. 22 In the fulness{H4390}{(H8800)}{(H8675)}{H4390}{(H8763)} of his sufficiency{H5607} he shall be in straits{H3334}{(H8799)}: every hand{H3027} of the wicked{H6001} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon him.
  • Prov 13:22-23 : 22 A good{H2896} man leaveth an inheritance{H5157}{(H8686)} to his children's{H1121} children{H1121}: and the wealth{H2428} of the sinner{H2398}{(H8802)} is laid up{H6845}{(H8803)} for the just{H6662}. 23 Much{H7230} food{H400} is in the tillage{H5215} of the poor{H7218}{(H8676)}{H7326}{(H8802)}: but there is{H3426} that is destroyed{H5595}{(H8737)} for want{H3808} of judgment{H4941}.
  • Eccl 5:14 : 14 But those riches{H6239} perish{H6}{(H8804)} by evil{H7451} travail{H6045}: and he begetteth{H3205}{(H8689)} a son{H1121}, and there is nothing{H3972} in his hand{H3027}.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge{H7124} sitteth{H1716}{(H8804)} on eggs, and hatcheth{H3205}{(H8804)} them not; so he that getteth{H6213}{(H8802)} riches{H6239}, and not by right{H4941}, shall leave{H5800}{(H8799)} them in the midst{H2677} of his days{H3117}, and at his end{H319} shall be a fool{H5036}.
  • Hab 2:6-7 : 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375}{(H8799)} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say{H559}{(H8799)}, Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235}{(H8688)} that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth{H3513}{(H8688)} himself with thick clay{H5671}! 7 Shall they not rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} suddenly{H6621} that shall bite{H5391}{(H8802)} thee, and awake{H3364}{(H8799)} that shall vex{H2111}{(H8772)} thee, and thou shalt be for booties{H4933} unto them?
  • Job 15:28-29 : 28 And he dwelleth{H7931}{(H8799)} in desolate{H3582}{(H8737)} cities{H5892}, and in houses{H1004} which no man inhabiteth{H3427}{(H8799)}, which are ready{H6257}{(H8694)} to become heaps{H1530}. 29 He shall not be rich{H6238}{(H8799)}, neither shall his substance{H2428} continue{H6965}{(H8799)}, neither shall he prolong{H5186}{(H8799)} the perfection{H4512} thereof upon the earth{H776}.