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Proverbs 20:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 21 · King James Version
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.Proverbs 20:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 20:21 in context
19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
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.
Key words (Strong's)
- inheritancenachălâhproperly, something inheritedH5159 →
- beginningriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- hastilybâhalto tremble inwardlyH926 →
- hastilybâchalto loathH973 →
- endʼachărîyththe last or end, hence, the futureH319 →
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