King James Version
Proverbs 13:11 in the King James Version says “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. by labour: Heb. with the ha...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. by labour: Heb. with the hand”
Proverbs 13:11 · KJV
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. lamp: or, candle
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. by labour: Heb. with the hand
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace
KJV Study — Public Domain
“gotten by vanity”
H1892emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
“shall be diminished”
H4591properly, to pare off, i.e., lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“by labour”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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