21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.


In Context

18 Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.

19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

20 If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the Lord , and he will deliver you.

23 The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please him.

Proverbs 20:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:21The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.