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Proverbs · Chapter 20

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.

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Before · Proverbs 20:19–20

19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips. 20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.

After · Proverbs 20:22–23

22Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for the LORD, and he will save you. 23The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

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