Proverbs 13:11 KJV
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 13:11, King James Version
In: Bible verses about being debt free · Bible verses about saving money
In context
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 labour shall increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Proverbs 10:2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
- James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
- Proverbs 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.