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Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 20:21 in other translations
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
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In context
18 Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!
19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore do not keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
23 The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.
24 A man's steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?
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