He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Proverbs 13:11 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition Wealth [not earned but] won in haste or unjustly or from the production of things for vain or detrimental use [such riches] will dwindle away, but he who gathers little by little will increase [his riches]. American Standard Version (1901) Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. Common English Bible Riches gotten quickly will dwindle, but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy. Catholic Public Domain Version Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase. English Standard Version 2016 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. |
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: But righteousness delivereth from death.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
As 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.