Proverbs 20:21

The Message

A bonanza at the beginning is no guarantee of blessing at the end.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:22

A good life gets passed on to the grandchildren; ill-gotten wealth ends up with good people.

Proverbs 20:20

Anyone who curses father and mother extinguishes light and exists benighted.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t ever say, “I’ll get you for that!” Wait for God; he’ll settle the score.

Proverbs 21:6

Make it to the top by lying and cheating; get paid with smoke and a promotion—to death!

Proverbs 23:4

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself! Riches disappear in the blink of an eye; wealth sprouts wings and flies off into the wild blue yonder.

Proverbs 28:20

Committed and persistent work pays off; get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.

Proverbs 28:22

A miser in a hurry to get rich doesn’t know that he’ll end up broke.

Proverbs 28:8

Get as rich as you want through cheating and extortion, But eventually some friend of the poor is going to give it all back to them.

1 Timothy 6:9

But if it’s only money these leaders are after, they’ll self-destruct in no time. Lust for money brings trouble and nothing but trouble. Going down that path, some lose their footing in the faith completely and live to regret it bitterly ever after.