Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous [man].
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
21Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
23Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
Cross References
Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
Psalms 25:12What man is he that feareth Jehovah? him will he instruct in the way [that] he should choose.
Psalms 102:28The children of thy servants shall abide, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Psalms 128:6And see thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel!
Ecclesiastes 2:26For he giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:22
21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. Here see, 1. How unavoidable the destruction of sinners is; the wrath of God pursues them, and all the terrors of that wrath: Evil pursues them closely wherever they go, as the avenger of blood pursued the manslayer, and they have no city of refuge to flee to; they attempt an escape, but in vain. Whom God pursues he is sure to overtake. They may prosper for a while and grow very secure, but their damnation slumbers not, though they do. 2. How… Read the whole commentary →