Proverbs 20:21
¶ 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 just.
- Prov 23:4 : 4 ¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
- Prov 28:22 : 22 ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- Prov 28:8 : 8 ¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
- Prov 28:20 : 20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
- 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 to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
- Zech 5:4 : 4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD 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 remain 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 the LORD of hosts, I will even send a 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 will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which 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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20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
21 ¶ To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.
22 ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
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20 ¶ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
- Prov 13:21-233 verses75%
21 ¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
22 ¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
23 ¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.
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22 For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.
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5 ¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.
6 ¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7 ¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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11 ¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
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22 ¶ Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
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13 There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.
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11 [As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
- Job 20:28-292 verses73%
28 The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29 This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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20 ¶ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
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18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].
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22 ¶ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
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14 ¶ House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.
15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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29 ¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
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21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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20 ¶ [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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21 ¶ He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become [his] son at the length.
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11 ¶ Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.
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6 ¶ In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
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11 [There is] a generation [that] curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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16 ¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.
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16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath, [that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, [which is indeed] the firstborn:
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16 Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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21 ‹So› [is] ‹he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.›
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3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
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19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].
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26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger;
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
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6 ¶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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14 ¶ [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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13 ¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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8 ¶ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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8 ¶ Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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2 ¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
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19 So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.