Verse Comparison: Proverbs 20:21
American Standard Version
An inheritance `may be' gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Amplified® Bible
An inheritance hastily gotten [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning, in the end it will not be blessed.
Contemporary English Version
Getting rich quick may turn out to be a curse.
Darby English Version
An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
Good News Bible
The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.
King James Version
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
New American Standard Bible
An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.
New International Version
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning
will not be blessed at the end.
New King James Version
An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
Will not be blessed at the end.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not receive blessing in the end.
Revised Standard Version
An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning will in the end not be blessed.
Young's Literal Translation
An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
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