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Proverbs 13

Prov. 13:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wealth
hown (Hebrew #1952)
wealth; by implication, enough
KJV usage: enough, + for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: hone
Origin: from the same as 1951 in the sense of 202
m gotten by vanity
hebel (Hebrew #1892)
from 1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
KJV usage: X altogether, vain, vanity.
Pronounce: heh'bel
Origin: or (rarely in the abs.) habel {hab-ale'}
shall be diminished
ma`at (Hebrew #4591)
properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
KJV usage: suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, X borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, (X give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Pronounce: maw-at'
Origin: a primitive root
: but he that gathereth
qabats (Hebrew #6908)
to grasp, i.e. collect
KJV usage: assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, X surely, take up.
Pronounce: kaw-bats'
Origin: a primitive root
φby labor
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
n shall increase
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 20:21• 21An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning{HR}Will not be blessed at the end. (Prov. 20:21)
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with the hand.
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Psa. 128:2• 2Labour of thy hands when thou shalt eat,{HR}Happy thou and well with thee: (Psa. 128:2)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Wealth.
Prov. 10:2• 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;{HR}But righteousness delivereth from death. (Prov. 10:2)
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Prov. 20:21• 21An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning{HR}Will not be blessed at the end. (Prov. 20:21)
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Prov. 28:8• 8{i}He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance{HR}Gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.{/i} (Prov. 28:8)
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Job 15:28‑29• 28And he inhabiteth desolate cities,{HR}Houses that no man dwelleth in,{HR}Which are destined for heaps.
 29He becometh not rich, and his wealth endureth not,{HR}Nor doth his substance extend in the earth. (Job 15:28‑29)
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Job 20:15,19‑22• 15Wealth hath he swallowed, and shall disgorge it:{HR}God will eject it again out of his belly.
 19For he crushed, abandoned, the poor,{HR}Seized a house, and built it not;
 20For he knew no rest in his belly;{HR}He shall not escape with his desirable thing,
 21There is no remnant of his eating.{HR}Therefore his prosperity endureth not.
 22In the fullness of his superfluity he is straitened,{HR}Every hand of a wretch shall be upon him. (Job 20:15,19‑22)
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Job 27:16‑17• 16If he heap up silver as dust, and prepare clothing as clay,
 17He prepareth, but the righteous shall put [it] on,{HR}And the innocent shall divide the silver. (Job 27:16‑17)
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Eccl. 5:14• 14And those riches perish by evil adventure;{HR}And if he hath begotten a son,{HR}There is nothing in his hand. (Eccl. 5:14)
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Jer. 17:11• 11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. (Jer. 17:11)
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Hab. 2:6‑7• 6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with many pledges!
 7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? (Hab. 2:6‑7)
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James 5:1‑5• 1Come then, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming on.
 2Your wealth is corrupted, and your garments are become moth-eaten.
 3Your gold and [your] silver are rusted through, and their rust shall be for a witness to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye laid up treasure in [the] last days.
 4Behold, the hire of the labourers who reaped your fields, that is kept back of you crieth out, and the cries of those that reaped entered into the ears of Jehovah of hosts.
 5Ye lived luxuriously on the earth and indulged yourselves; ye nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. (James 5:1‑5)
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Prov. 13:22‑23• 22A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children;{HR}But the sinner's wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
 23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor;{HR}But there is [that is] lost through injustice. (Prov. 13:22‑23)
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Prov. 20:21• 21An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning{HR}Will not be blessed at the end. (Prov. 20:21)
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Prov. 27:23‑27• 23{i}Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks;{HR}Look well to thy herds:{HR}{/i}
 24{i}For wealth is not for ever;{HR}And doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?{HR}{/i}
 25{i}The hay is removed, and the tender grass showeth itself,{HR}And herbs of the mountains are gathered in.{HR}{/i}
 26{i}The lambs are for thy clothing,{HR}And the goats are the price of a field;{HR}{/i}
 27{i}And there is goats' milk enough for thy food,{HR}For the food of thy household,{HR}And sustenance for thy maidens.{/i} (Prov. 27:23‑27)
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Psa. 128:2• 2Labour of thy hands when thou shalt eat,{HR}Happy thou and well with thee: (Psa. 128:2)
by labour.
Heb. with the hand.
• That which comes easily, easily slips away. It is treasure for which one has toiled that he really values, and is careful in the use of. The principle abides when applied to the true riches, the precious truth of God. (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth;{HR}But he that gathereth with the hand shall have increase.