Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 13:11
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Berean Standard Bible
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
King James Version
Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
World English Bible
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
American Standard Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 13
9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
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