Proverbs 13:11
Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity, but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מָעַטmâʻaṭproperly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small
- הוֹןhôwnwealth; by implication, enough
- הֶבֶלhebelemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as
- קָבַץqâbatsto grasp, i.e. collect
- יָדyâda hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 20:21, Pro 10:2, Jas 5:1–5, Pro 28:8, Pro 27:23–27, Job 27:16–17, Pro 28:20, Pro 13:22–23