Proverbs 13:11 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 13:11, Berean Standard Bible

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This proverb is a fatherly observation about how wealth behaves over time. The Hebrew word translated "dishonest" carries the sense of wealth gained by vapor or breath, something insubstantial and quickly gone, as in wealth won by fraud or get-rich-quick schemes.

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