He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Proverbs 13:11 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall have increase. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase. Amplified 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. |
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 vapour driven to and fro; they that seek them seek death.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
He that augmenteth his substance by usury and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
As the partridge that gathereth young which she hath not brought forth, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.