Proverbs 13:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

New Living Translation
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

English Standard Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.

Berean Study Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

New American Standard Bible
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, And the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

NASB 1995
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

NASB 1977
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Contemporary English Version
If you obey God, you will have something to leave your grandchildren. If you don't obey God, those who live right will get what you leave.

Good News Translation
Good people will have wealth to leave to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners will go to the righteous.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.

International Standard Version
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

NET Bible
A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

New King James Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

King James 2000 Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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.

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.

American King James Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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.

A Faithful Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Darby Bible 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].

English Revised Version
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Webster's Bible Translation
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Which their childers childre shal haue in possessio, for the riches of the synner is layed vp for ye iust.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, "" And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.

Young's Literal Translation
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.

Smith's Literal Translation
The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
A good man gives an inheritance to his grandchildren and the wealth of sinners is kept for the righteous.

Lamsa Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A good man shall inherit children's children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just.
















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