Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Gotten

Proverbs 23:4
Do not exhaust yourself to get rich. Be wise and show restraint.
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will have many blessings. But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.