Proverbs 20:21
The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 13:22 : 22 He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust.
- Prov 23:4 : 4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.
- Prov 28:22 : 22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.
- Prov 28:8 : 8 He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.
- Prov 28:20 : 20 A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.
- Hab 2:6 : 6 Shall not all these take vp a parable against him? and a taunting prouerbe against him, and say: Wo he that increaseth that which is not his? how long? and he that ladeth him selfe with thicke clay?
- Zech 5:4 : 4 And I wil bring it foorth saith the lord of hoastes, so that it shall enter into the house of the theefe, and into the house of him that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remayne in his house, and consume it, with the timber & stones therof.
- Mal 2:2 : 2 If ye wyl not heare it nor regard it, to geue the glory to my name, saith the Lorde of hoastes, I wyll sende a curse vpon you, and wyll curse your blessinges, yea I haue cursed them alredie, because ye do not consider it in your heart.
- 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.
- Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay: 17 He may well prepare it, but the godly shall put it on, and the innocent shall deale out the money.
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20 A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.
21 To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.
22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.
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20 Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.
- Prov 13:21-233 verses75%
21 Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward.
22 He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust.
23 There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.
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22 Suche as be blessed of God shall possesse the lande: and they that be cursed of hym, shalbe rooted out.
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5 The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.
6 To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
7 The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruction: for they wyll not do the thing that is right.
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11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.
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22 Say not thou, I wyll recompence euyll: but put thy trust in the Lorde, and he shall deliuer thee.
- Eccl 5:13-142 verses74%
13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:
14 For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.
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11 The partrich maketh a nest of egges, which she layed not: he commeth by riches, but not righteously, in the middest of his life must he leane them behynde hym, & at the last be founde a very foole.
- Job 20:28-292 verses73%
28 The substaunce that he hath in his house, shalbe taken away and perishe in the day of the Lordes wrath.
29 This is the portion that the wicked man shal haue of God, and the heritage that he may loke for of God, because of his wordes.
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20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle, and be content to be refourmed, that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes.
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18 The thing he hath laboured for, shall he restore, and shall not eate of it: great trauaile shall he make for riches, but he shall not enioy them.
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22 The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.
- Prov 19:14-152 verses72%
14 House and riches may a man haue by the heritage of his elders: but a discrete woman is the gyft of the Lorde.
15 Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.
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29 Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.
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21 He that begetteth a foole, begetteth his sorowe: and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
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20 In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.
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21 He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt from a chylde, shall make hym his maister at length.
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11 Wysdome with inheritaunce is good, yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne:
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6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.
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11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.
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18 For veryly there is an ende, and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of.
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16 Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.
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16 Then when the tyme commeth that he dealeth his goodes among his children, he may not make the sonne of the beloued first borne, before the sonne of the hated, which is in deede the first borne:
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16 Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen.
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21 So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.
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3 I haue seene my selfe when the foolish was deepe rooted, and sodenly I cursed his habitation.
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19 God wyll lay vp the sorowe of the father for his children: & when he rewardeth him, he shall know it.
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26 He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.
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10 That other men be not filled with thy vertues, and that thy labours come not in a straunge house.
11 Yea, that thou mourne not at the last, when thou hast spent thy bodye and lustie youth, and then say:
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6 Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde.
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14 It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.
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13 Who so rewardeth euill for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
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8 He that soweth wickednes, shal reape wickednes: and the rodde of his anger shall fayle.
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20 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.
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8 Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.
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2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
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17 And he that curseth his father or mother, shalbe put to death for it.
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19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.
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29 He shall not be riche, neither shall his substaunce continue, neither shal the prosperitie thereof be prolonged vpon earth.