Proverbs 20:21 · KJV
“An inheritance {may be} gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”
— Proverbs 20:21
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; {but} wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Proverbs 20 — Context
He that goeth about {as} a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. {flattereth: or, enticeth}
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}
21An inheritance {may be} gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; {but} wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
23Divers weights {are} an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance {is} not good. {a false...: Heb. balance of deceit}
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.
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. {unjust...: Heb. by increase}
Job 27:16-17
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
Habakkuk 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! {Woe...: or, Ho, he}
Proverbs 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.