An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
The 1611 reading
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning: but the ende thereof shall not be blessed.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 6:13
Complete exact-word concordance
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning: but the ende thereof shall not be blessed.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
For surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
1611 marginal noteOr, reward
1611 marginal noteChap. 24.14.
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Goe not forth hastily to striue, lest thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
He hath made euery thing beautifull in his time: also hee hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can finde out the worke that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither childe nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither sayth hee, For whom doe I labour, and bereaue my soule of good? this is also vanitie, yea it is a sore trauell.
There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
There is no end of all the people, euen of all that haue beene before them: they also that come after, shall not reioyce in him: surely this also is vanitie, and vexation of spirit.
¶ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
¶ It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the liuing will lay it to his heart.
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Better is the ende of a thing then the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
In the day of prosperitie be ioyfull, but in the day of aduersitie consider: God also hath set the one ouer against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
1611 marginal noteHeb. made.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. his mouth.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To cease or come to a close; to terminate or conclude.