Proverbs 13:11 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

English ASV

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

English Amplified

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].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].

English EASY 2024

If you try to get money quickly, you will not stay rich for long. But if you are patient, you will become rich little by little.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Money gained by cheating others will soon be gone. Money earned through hard work will grow and grow.

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Wealth {gained} through injustice dwindles away, but whoever gathers little by little has plenty.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

English KJV 1611

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

English LSB

Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles, But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Wealth gained by fraud will dwindle, but he who gathers by hand will increase it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Wealth quickly gotten dwindles away, but amassed little by little, it grows.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Money that is gained in the wrong way disappears. But money that is gathered little by little grows.

English NIV

Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

English NKJ 1982

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.

English NLT

Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Wealth quickly gained is quickly wasted — easy come, easy go! But if you gradually gain wealth, you will watch it grow.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Wealth from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows.

English Tyndale 1537

Hastily gotten goods are soon spent, but they that be gathered together with the hand, shall increase.

Proverbs 13:11 — Compare Translations