Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
In context
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: And with good advice make war. 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: Therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed. 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; But wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; And a false balance is not good. 24 Man's goings are of the LORD; How can a man then understand his own way?
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 20:21 in the NIV
An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 20:21 in the ESV
An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.