Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
In context
18 Plans are established by counsel; by wise guidance wage war. 19 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler. 20 If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
21 An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end. 22 Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. 23 Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord, and false scales are not good. 24 A man’s steps are from the Lord; how then can man understand his way?
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 20:21 in the KJV
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 20:21 in the NIV
An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.