He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
Proverbs 13:11 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.