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proverbs_20:21

Proverbs 20:21

Hebrew
נַ֭חֲלָה מבחלת מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
ESV
An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
NIV
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
NLT
An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a blessing in the end.
LXX
KJV
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 20:20 ← Proverbs 20:21 → Proverbs 20:22

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