Proverbs 13:22
The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
21Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
Cross References
Genesis 17:7Moreouer I wil establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee in their generations, for an euerlasting couenant, to be God vnto thee and to thy seede after thee.
Job 27:16Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,
Psalms 25:12What man is he that feareth the Lord? him wil he teache the way that hee shall chuse.
Psalms 102:28The children of thy seruants shall continue, and their seede shall stand fast in thy sight.
Psalms 128:6Yea, thou shalt see thy childrens children, and peace vpon Israel.
Ecclesiastes 2:26Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
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 →