32 Bible Verses about legacy

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

And the voice of the angel of the waters came to my ears, saying, True and upright is your judging, O Holy One, who is and was from all time:

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

So Judas, having taken the bit of bread, straight away went out: and it was night.

Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me!

May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

And Jesus went into the Temple and sent out all who were trading there, overturning the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those trading in doves.

So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;

And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.

And if he gives a part of his heritage to one of his servants, it will be his till the year of making free, and then it will go back to the ruler; for it is his sons' heritage, and is to be theirs.

But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.

And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.

Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;

In that day, says the Lord, I will get together her who goes with uncertain steps, I will get together her who has been sent away, and her on whom I have sent evil;

For Israel was broken off from the family of David, and they made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, king, who, driving them away from the laws of the Lord, made them do a great sin.

Will a man take food which has no taste without salt? or is there any taste in the soft substance of purslain?

There is no peace, says the Lord, for the evil-doers.

How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

Does the ass of the fields give out his voice when he has grass? or does the ox make sounds over his food?

Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.

And that the world which then was came to an end through the overflowing of the waters.

He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.