21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 20:21. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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5
Word Entries
29
Editorial Notes
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Westminster Leningrad Codex
Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain
Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.
נַ֭חֲלָה מבחלת בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃
7 word entries
נַ֭חֲלָה
מבחלת
מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת
בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה
וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament
Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License
Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܣܪܗܒܐ ܒܩܕܡܝܬܗ̇ ܒܐܚܪܝܬܗ̇ ܠܐ ܬܬܒܪܟ
6 word entries
ܝܪܬܘܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܝܪܬܘܬܐ
- Transliteration
- yrtwt'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 41
ܕܡܣܪܗܒܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܕܡܣܪܗܒܐ
- Transliteration
- dmsrhb'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
- Occurrences
- 1
ܒܩܕܡܝܬܗ̇
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܒܩܕܡܝܬܗ
- Transliteration
- bqdmyth
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
- Occurrences
- 1
ܒܐܚܪܝܬܗ̇
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܒܐܚܪܝܬܗ
- Transliteration
- b'hryth
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
- Occurrences
- 1
ܠܐ
- Confidence
- medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
- Lemma
- ܠܐ
- Transliteration
- la
- Morphology
- negative particle
- Gloss
- not
- Occurrences
- 2566
ܬܬܒܪܟ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܬܬܒܪܟ
- Transliteration
- ttbrk
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 3
Targumim on Prophets and Writings
Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain
Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.
Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.
יְרוּתְתָּא דִמְסַרְהֲבָא בְקַדְמֵתָא וּבְסוֹפָא לָא תִתְבְּרֵיךְ׃
6 word entries
יְרוּתְתָּא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- ירותתא
- Transliteration
- yrwtt'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 3
דִמְסַרְהֲבָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- מסרהבא
- Transliteration
- dmsrhb'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 2
בְקַדְמֵתָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- קדמתא
- Transliteration
- bqdmt'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 2
וּבְסוֹפָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- בסופא
- Transliteration
- wbswp'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 2
לָא
- Confidence
- medium aramaic rule-aligned
- Note
- Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
- Lemma
- לא
- Transliteration
- l'
- Morphology
- negative particle
- Gloss
- not
- Occurrences
- 2611
תִתְבְּרֵיךְ׃
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- תתבריך
- Transliteration
- ttbryk
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 1
Latin Vulgate Clementine
Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
hæreditas ad quam festinatur in principio, in novissimo benedictione carebit.
10 word entries
hereditas
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- hereditas
- Transliteration
- hereditas
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 178
ad
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- ad
- Transliteration
- ad
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Occurrences
- 7531
quam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- quam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
festinatur
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- festino
- Transliteration
- festinatur
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 84
in
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- in
- Transliteration
- in
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Gloss
- in
- Part of Speech
- preposition
- Definition
- in, into, among, on
- Etymology
- Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
- Occurrences
- 22264
principio
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- principium
- Transliteration
- principio
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Gloss
- beginning
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- beginning, origin, foundation, principle
- Etymology
- From Latin princeps/principium language of firstness, beginning, or foundation.
- Occurrences
- 65
in
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- in
- Transliteration
- in
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Gloss
- in
- Part of Speech
- preposition
- Definition
- in, into, among, on
- Etymology
- Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
- Occurrences
- 22264
novissimo
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- nouus
- Transliteration
- novissimo
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adjective
- Occurrences
- 312
benedictione
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- benedictio
- Transliteration
- benedictione
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 119
carebit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- careo
- Transliteration
- carebit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 5
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note
English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note
Coverage: Source-structure exceptions
Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.
Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.
Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.
These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.
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Greek LXX
alternate structure
This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
8 relevance votesProverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
7 relevance votesProverbs 23:4
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
6 relevance votesProverbs 28:20
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
6 relevance votesProverbs 28:22
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
6 relevance votesHabakkuk 2:6
Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’
6 relevance votesMalachi 2:2
If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.
5 relevance votesZechariah 5:4
I will cause it to go out,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it will remain in the middle of his house, and will destroy it with its timber and its stones.”
4 relevance votes