Proverbs Chapter 13 verse 22 Holy Bible
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
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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.
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A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
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A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
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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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A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous `is' the sinner's wealth.
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Proverbs 13 : 22 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 22. - A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children. This would be especially notable where a system of temporal rewards and punishments was expected and generally experienced. The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Property unjustly acquired, or wickedly used, is taken from those who have it, and ultimately finds its way into better hands. They cannot keep it, and consequently cannot leave it to their children. "De male quaesitis non gaudet tertius haeres." "Ill-gotten wealth no third descendant holds." This has often been the fate of property obtained by the sacrilegious seizure of what was dedicated to God's service. For the general view of the clause, comp. Proverbs 28:8; Job 27:16, 17; Ecclesiastes 2:26; and the case of Jacob (Genesis 31:9), and the Israelites (Exodus 12:35, 36), when "the righteous spoiled the ungodly" (Wisd. 10:20).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(22) A good man.--As this corresponds to the "just" man in the next line, who is one who "renders to all their due" (see above on Proverbs 10:2), it probably has the meaning here of "liberal," "unselfish;" such a one gains the promise given in Proverbs 11:25.
