Proverbs 20:21
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
In context
19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
Proverbs 20:21 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
- KJV King James Version
- An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- WEB World English Bible
- An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
- ASV American Standard Version
- An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
- DBY Darby Translation
- An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- WBS Webster Bible
- An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed.