Verse Comparison: Proverbs 13:11
American Standard Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Amplified® Bible
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].
Contemporary English Version
Money wrongly gotten will disappear bit by bit; money earned little by little will grow and grow.
Darby English Version
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
Good News Bible
The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.
King James Version
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
New American Standard Bible
Wealth {obtained} by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases {it.}
New International Version
Dishonest money dwindles away,
but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
New King James Version
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.
Revised Standard Version
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Young's Literal Translation
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
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