World English Bible
Proverbs 20:21
“An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 20
19
He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
21
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, won't be blessed in the end.
22
Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
23
Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.