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Proverbs 13:11

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11Wealth gained from hastef will dwindle,

but he who gathers little by littleg will increase it.

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Footnotes

  1. fOr “vanity”
  2. gLiterally “upon the hand”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle,

but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Dishonest money dwindles away,

but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,

but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;

wealth from hard work grows over time.

KJV 1900King James Version

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished:

But he that gathereth by labour shall increase.