Proverbs 13:22
20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- KJV
- A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
- WEB
- A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
- ASV
- A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children`s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
- DARBY
- A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
- BLB
- A good one leaves an inheritance [for] the sons of his sons, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for a righteous one.
- ÅB
- Den gode etterlater arv til barnebarn, men synderens gods er gjemt til den rettferdige.
- OTB
- En god person etterlater en arv til sine barnebarn, men synderens rikdom er spart opp for de rettferdige.
- B1930
- Den gode efterlater arv til barnebarn, men synderens gods er gjemt til den rettferdige.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Read in contextJob 27:16–17
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
Read in contextProverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
Read in contextPsalms 37:25
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
Read in contextPsalms 112:2
His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Read in contextGenesis 17:7–8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Read in contextPsalms 25:12–13
Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
Read in contextEzra 9:12
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
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