Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 13:22 states the sinner's wealth is stored for the righteous—complementing 13:11's outcome of hastily gained wealth transferring.
Proverbs 10:2 warns that ill-gotten treasures are unprofitable, same theme as hastily gained wealth dwindling.
Proverbs 20:21 says a hastily gained inheritance is not blessed, echoing the fate of quick wealth in Proverbs 13:11.
Proverbs 28:20 explicitly warns against hastening to be rich, matching the contrast in Proverbs 13:11.
Proverbs 21:6 directly parallels the fleeting nature of wealth gained dishonestly, reinforcing the same lesson.
Proverbs 28:8 shows wealth gained by interest goes to the poor, similar to the loss of hastily gained wealth.
James 5:1-5 warns rich oppressors their wealth will rot—a NT echo of Proverbs' truth that ill-gotten gains do not endure.
Job 15:29 states the wicked's wealth will not endure, directly paralleling the dwindling of hasty gain in Proverbs 13:11.
Jeremiah 17:11 uses the partridge image for unjust wealth that departs—strongly reinforcing Proverbs' principle that dishonest gain is temporary.
Job 20:15 pictures ill-gotten riches being vomited out, matching Proverbs 13:11's warning about wealth that vanishes.
Psalm 128:2 blesses the fruit of honest labor, echoing the contrast with hasty wealth in Proverbs 13:11.
Job 27:17 shows the righteous inheriting the wicked's wealth—similar to Proverbs' promise that steady gathering leads to increase.
Job 20:19-22 depicts the wicked who crush the poor—their wealth vanishes, echoing Proverbs' warning that dishonest gains quickly disappear.
Habakkuk 2:6 pronounces woe on those who heap up what is not theirs—parallel to Proverbs' warning against dishonest wealth.
Ecclesiastes 5:14 tells of riches lost in a bad venture—reflecting Proverbs' warning that wealth gained hastily can be lost.
Habakkuk 2:7 says debtors will arise and plunder the greedy—illustrating the sudden loss Proverbs warns about.
Ephesians 4:28 applies the same ethic of honest labor over theft, echoing the principle of steady gain.