Proverbs 20:21
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- KJV
- An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- WEB
- An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
- ASV
- An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- DARBY
- An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- BLB
- An inheritance gained unjustly at first, even its latter end will not be blessed.
- ÅB
- En arv som en fra først av har revet til seg, blir til sist uten velsignelse.
- OTB
- En arv som kreves i hast vil ikke bli velsignet til slutt.
- B1930
- En arv som en fra først av har revet til sig, blir til sist uten velsignelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 6:9
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Read in contextProverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Read in contextProverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Read in contextProverbs 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Read in contextProverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Read in contextProverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Read in contextJob 27:16–17
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
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