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Proverbs 20:21

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

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
World English Bible

Cross References

1 Timothy 6:9Proverbs 13:22Proverbs 28:8Proverbs 23:4Proverbs 28:20Proverbs 28:22Job 27:16–17Habakkuk 2:6Malachi 2:2Zechariah 5:4

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