Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Holman Bible
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
International Standard Version
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
American Standard Version
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Amplified
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous man.
Julia Smith Translation
The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.
King James 2000
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who is good will leave an inheritance to {his grandchildren}, and stored up for the righteous [is] the wealth of a sinner.
Modern King James verseion
A good man leaves an inheritance to his sons' sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which their children's children shall have in possession - for the riches of the sinner is laid up for the just.
NET Bible
A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
The Emphasized Bible
A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.
Webster
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
World English Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Youngs Literal Translation
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
21 Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good. 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous. 23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor, but there is [that is] consumed because of injustice.
Cross References
Job 27:16-17
Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares raiment as the clay,
Proverbs 28:8
He who augments his substance by interest and increase, gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the man who pleases him [God] gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Genesis 17:7-8
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.
Ezra 9:12
Now therefore do not give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritan
Psalm 25:12-13
What man is he who fears LORD? Him he shall instruct in the way that he shall choose.
Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalm 102:28
The sons of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Psalm 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth. The generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Psalm 128:6
Yea, see thou thy son's sons. Peace be upon Israel.