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Proverbs 20:21 looks at wealth that arrives too quickly: An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning will not be blessed in the end (v. 21). Solomon observes that wealth gained slowly often carries benefits that quick wealth does not.
An inheritance gained hurriedly often arrives through manipulation, shortcut, or the death of someone whose patience the heir never had to learn. The hurried inheritor has the money but not the formation that wealth gained slowly carries with it.
So it will not be blessed in the end. The blessing on wealth rests not on the dollars themselves but on the character produced by the work of acquiring them. The LORD's economy and the world's differ here. In the world's economy, having is enough. In the LORD’s design, possessing something must be matched by the maturity to manage it wisely.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 20:21 Meaning
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