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Proverbs 20:21

American Standard Version

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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Proverbs 20:21 in other translations

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
won’t be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 20:21 · World English Bible

Proverbs 20:21 in context

  1. 19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
  2. 20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
  3. 21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
  4. 22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
  5. 23Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.