Proverbs 20:21

“gotten hastily--contrary to God's providence (Pro 28:20), implying its unjust or easy attainment; hence the man is punished, or spends freely what he got easily (compare Pro 20:17).”

“Or, An inheritance gotten hastily (greedily sought after by unjust means) at the beginning, the end thereof shall not be blessed. Another reading gives, “an inheritance loathed, (compare Zechariah 11:8), or with a curse upon it.” The King James Version agrees with the versions. return to 'Top of Page'”

“20:21 An inheritance gained early in life is likely to be spent long before death, leaving nothing to live on.”

“gotten: Pro 23:4, Pro 28:20, Pro 28:22; Ti1 6:9 but: Pro 13:22, Pro 28:8; Job 27:16, Job 27:17; Hab 2:6; Zac 5:4; Mal 2:2 Proverbs 20:22”

“21 An inheritance which in the beginning is obtained in haste, Its end will not be blessed. The partic. מבחל may, after Zac 11:8, cf. Syr. bhlaa', nauseans, mean "detested," but that affords here no sense; rather it might be interpreted after the Arab. bajila, to be avaricious, "gotten by avarice, niggardliness," with which, however, neither נחלה, inheritance, nor, since avarice is a chronic disease, בּראשׁונה agrees. On the contrary, the Kerı̂ מבהלת \[hastened\] perfectly agrees, both linguistically (vid., Pro 28:22; cf. Pro 13:11) and actually; for, as Hitzig remarks, the words following Pro 20:20 fully harmonize with the idea of an inheritance, into the possession of which one is put…”