Proverbs 20:21

American Standard Version (1901)

An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
  • Prov 23:4 : 4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
  • Hab 2:6 : 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 that ladeth himself with pledges! [
  • Zech 5:4 : 4 I will cause it to go forth, saith Jehovah of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
  • Mal 2:2 : 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
  • 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:20-22
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    79%

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

    21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Prov 20:20
    78%

    20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

  • Prov 13:21-23
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    75%

    21Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Ps 37:22
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    22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Prov 21:5-7
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    74%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 13:11
    74%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 20:22
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    22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    74%

    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

    14and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

  • Job 20:28-29
    2 verses
    73%

    28The increase of his house shall depart; [His goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

    29This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.

  • Prov 19:20
    72%

    20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

  • Job 20:18
    72%

    18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

  • Prov 19:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 17:21
    72%

    21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Prov 29:21
    71%

    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  • Eccl 7:11
    71%

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

  • Prov 15:6
    71%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 30:11
    71%

    11There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.

  • Prov 23:18
    71%

    18For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Prov 22:16
    71%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Deut 21:16
    71%

    16then it shall be, in the day that he causeth his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved the first-born before the son of the hated, who is the first-born:

  • Deut 27:16
    71%

    16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Luke 12:21
    70%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Job 5:3
    70%

    3I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

  • Job 21:19
    70%

    19[Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

  • Prov 21:26
    70%

    26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 5:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

    11And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

  • Prov 22:6
    70%

    6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 20:14
    70%

    14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 22:8
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    8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

  • Prov 15:20
    70%

    20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • Prov 25:8
    70%

    8Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

  • Prov 10:2
    70%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Exod 21:17
    70%

    17And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Job 15:29
    70%

    29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.