Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing. gotten Proverbs 23:4 Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence. Proverbs 28:20,22 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent. . . . 1 Timothy 6:9 For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. but Proverbs 13:22 The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just. Proverbs 28:8 He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor. Job 27:16,17 If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay, . . . Habakkuk 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a dark speech concerning him: and it shall be said: Woe to him that heapeth together that which is not his own? how long also doth he load himself with thick clay? Zechariah 5:4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts: and it shall come to the house of the thief, and to 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. Malachi 2:2 If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, saith the Lord of hosts: I will send poverty upon you, and will curse your blessings, yea I will curse them, because you have not laid it to heart. Context Wine is a Mocker…20He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. 21The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing.22Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he will deliver thee.… Cross References Proverbs 20:20 He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness. Proverbs 20:22 Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he will deliver thee. Proverbs 21:6 He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death. Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent. Lexicon An inheritanceנַ֭חֲלָה (na·ḥă·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion gained מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת (mə·ḇō·he·leṯ) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 973: To feel a loathing quickly בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה (bā·ri·šō·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no be blessed תְבֹרָֽךְ׃ (ṯə·ḇō·rāḵ) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse in the end. וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ (wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 319: The last, end, the future, posterity Additional Translations An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end. An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end of it shall not be blessed. An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end. An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed. Jump to Previous Beginning Blessed Blessing End Estate First Gained Gotten Hastily Heritage Hurriedly Inheritance Latter Obtained Quickly Thereof Won't WronglyJump to Next Beginning Blessed Blessing End Estate First Gained Gotten Hastily Heritage Hurriedly Inheritance Latter Obtained Quickly Thereof Won't WronglyExternal Links Proverbs 20:21 NIVProverbs 20:21 NLT Proverbs 20:21 ESV Proverbs 20:21 NASB Proverbs 20:21 ASV Proverbs 20:21 Bible Apps Proverbs 20:21 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 20:21 Chinese Bible Proverbs 20:21 French Bible Proverbs 20:21 German Bible Alphabetical: An at be beginning blessed end gained hurriedly in inheritance not quickly the will OT Poetry: Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |