Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
An inheritance greedily gotten in the beginning; and its latter state shall not be
New American Standard Bible
Will not be blessed in the end.
King James Version
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Holman Bible
will not be blessed ultimately.
International Standard Version
An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
A Conservative Version
An inheritance gotten hastily at the beginning shall not be blessed in the end.
American Standard Version
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Amplified
An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
Bible in Basic English
A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.
Darby Translation
An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
King James 2000
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
An inheritance acquired [hastily] {at the beginning} will not be blessed at its end.
Modern King James verseion
An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, even the end of it shall not be blessed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The heritage that cometh too hastily at the first, shall not be praised at the end.
NET Bible
An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
New Heart English Bible
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
The Emphasized Bible
An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning, the latter end thereof, shall not bring blessing.
Webster
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed.
World English Bible
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
Youngs Literal Translation
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
Interlinear
Bahal
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
20 He cursing his father and his mother, his lamp shall go out in the midst of darkness. 21 An inheritance greedily gotten in the beginning; and its latter state shall not be 22 Thou shalt not say, I will requite evil; wait for Jehovah, he will save to thee.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 27:16-17
If he shall heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as clay;
Proverbs 13:22
The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.
Proverbs 23:4
Thou shalt not labor to become rich: cease from thy wisdom.
Proverbs 28:8
He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.
Proverbs 28:20
A man of faithfulness multiplied blessings: and he hesting to be rich shall not be innocent
Proverbs 28:22
A man of evil eye hasted for riches, and knew not that want shall come upon him.
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?
Zechariah 5:4
I brought it forth, says Jehovah of armies, and it came into the house of the thief, and into the house of him swearing for falsehood in my name: and it lodged in the midst of his house, and it finished it and its wood and its stones.
Malachi 2:2
If ye will not hear and if ye will not set upon your heart to give honor to my name, said Jehovah of armies, and I sent a curse upon you, and I cursed your blessings, and also I cursed it for your not setting upon the heart.
1 Timothy 6:9
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.