Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous. 22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth. 23 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
Cross References
Job 27:16-17
If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,
Proverbs 28:8
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to a man who is good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Genesis 17:7-8
'And I have established My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for a covenant age-during, to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee;
Ezra 9:12
and now, your daughters ye do not give to their sons, and their daughters ye do not take to your sons, and ye do not seek their peace, and their good -- unto the age, so that ye are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons unto the age.
Psalm 25:12-13
Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.
Psalm 37:25
Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Psalm 102:28
The sons of Thy servants do continue, And their seed before Thee is established!
Psalm 112:2
Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is blessed.
Psalm 128:6
And see the sons of thy sons! Peace on Israel!