Proverbs 20:21
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”Proverbs 20:21
What Does Proverbs 20:21 Mean?
Proverbs 20:21 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 20, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 20:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 10:22“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”Proverbs 13:11“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”1 Timothy 6:9“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”Proverbs 13:22“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.”Proverbs 21:5“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.”Proverbs 21:6“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”Proverbs 28:8“He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.”Job 27:16“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”Proverbs 23:4“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”Proverbs 28:20“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”Proverbs 28:22“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”Habakkuk 2:6“Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!”Malachi 2:2“If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.”Zechariah 5:4“I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into 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.”Numbers 32:19“For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.”Proverbs 15:27“He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.”
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