Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Wealth from vanity shall be diminished: and he gathering with the hand, shall increase.

New American Standard Bible

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But the one who gathers by labor increases it.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

International Standard Version

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.

A Conservative Version

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall have increase.

American Standard Version

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Amplified


Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].

Bible in Basic English

Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

Darby Translation

Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.

King James 2000

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Wealth [gained] from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers {little by little} will increase it.

Modern King James verseion

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be taken away, but he who gathers by hand shall increase.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent; but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

NET Bible

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

New Heart English Bible

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

The Emphasized Bible

Wealth gotten by greed, diminisheth, but, he that gathereth by little, increaseth.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

Youngs Literal Translation

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הון 
Hown 
Usage: 26

הבל הבל 
hebel 
Usage: 73

but he that gathereth
קבץ 
Qabats 
Usage: 127

by labour
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Context Readings

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

10 Only by pride contention will be given: but with those being advised, wisdom. 11 Wealth from vanity shall be diminished: and he gathering with the hand, shall increase. 12 Hope being forgotten afflicts the heart: and desire coming, a tree of life.



Cross References

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance greedily gotten in the beginning; and its latter state shall not be

Proverbs 10:2

Treasures of injustice shall not profit, and justice shall deliver from death.

Job 15:28-29

And he will dwell in cities out off, the houses shall not be inhabited by them, which were ready for heaps.

Job 20:15

He swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit it up, and God shall drive it out of his belly.

Job 20:19-22

For he oppressed, forsaking the poor; he stripped the house and he will not build it up.

Job 27:16-17

If he shall heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as clay;

Psalm 128:2

For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy thou, and well to thee.

Proverbs 13:22-23

The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

Proverbs 27:23-27

Knowing, thou shalt know the face of thy flock; set thy heart to thy herds.

Proverbs 28:8

He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.

Proverbs 28:20

A man of faithfulness multiplied blessings: and he hesting to be rich shall not be innocent

Proverbs 28:22

A man of evil eye hasted for riches, and knew not that want shall come upon him.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

And those riches shall perish by evil labor: and he begetting a son, and not anything in his hand.

Jeremiah 17:11

The partridge brooded and she brought not forth; to make riches and not in judgment, he shall leave them in the half of his days, and in his latter part he shall be foolish.

Habakkuk 2:6-7

Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?

James 5:1-5

Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you.

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