Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 20:21 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“An inheritance {may be} gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”
Proverbs 20:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He that goeth about {as} a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. {flattereth: or, enticeth}
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. {lamp: or, candle}
An inheritance {may be} gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; {but} wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Divers weights {are} an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance {is} not good. {a false...: Heb. balance of deceit}
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