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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />A good person leaves an inheritance for their children&#8217s children, but a sinner&#8217s wealth is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A good <i>man</i> leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner <i>is</i> laid up for the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A good <i>man</i> leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, And the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children&#8217s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the sinner&#8217s wealth is stored up for the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Good people will have wealth to leave to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners will go to the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, "" And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A good man gives an inheritance to his grandchildren and the wealth of sinners is kept for the righteous.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A good man shall inherit children's children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/13-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=2510" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/13.htm">A Father's Discipline</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">A good</a> <a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: yan·ḥîl (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">man leaves an inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to his children’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">children,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥō·w·ṭê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">but the sinner’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥêl (N-msc) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6845.htm" title="6845: wə·ṣā·p̄ūn (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to hide; by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically to protect, to lurk.">is passed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: laṣ·ṣad·dîq (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">to the righteous.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a></span><br />To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25-26</a></span><br />I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. / They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16-17</a></span><br />Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, / what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20-21</a></span><br />But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ / This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm">2 Corinthians 12:14</a></span><br />See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14</a></span><br />But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">Exodus 3:22</a></span><br />Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a></span><br />And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-1.htm">Psalm 112:1-3</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. / His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. / Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-14.htm">Proverbs 19:14</a></span><br />Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a></span><br />He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:11-12</a></span><br />Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun. / For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5</a></span><br />Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.</p><p class="hdg">leaveth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a></b></br> And 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 unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-12.htm">Psalm 25:12,13</a></b></br> What man <i>is</i> he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way <i>that</i> he shall choose… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-28.htm">Psalm 102:28</a></b></br> The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.</p><p class="hdg">the wealth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a></b></br> He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16,17</a></b></br> Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a></b></br> For <i>God</i> giveth to a man that <i>is</i> 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 <i>him that is</i> good before God. This also <i>is</i> vanity and vexation of spirit.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/13-10.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/128-6.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-21.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/106-41.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-29.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-29.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/psalms/136-22.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-17.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-21.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-21.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-14.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-21.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-11.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/14-25.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-26.htm">Children</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-6.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-18.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-18.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-2.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Leaves</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-11.htm">Sinner</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-20.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">a scoffer does not listen to rebuke</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of legacy and foresight. In biblical times, inheritance was not only about material wealth but also spiritual and moral values. The concept of leaving an inheritance to one's grandchildren underscores the idea of long-term planning and stewardship. This reflects the biblical principle of generational blessing, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>, where God promises to keep His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. The patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were concerned with the inheritance they left, not just in terms of land and wealth but also in terms of faith and covenant with God. This phrase also aligns with the wisdom literature's emphasis on prudence and the righteous living that benefits future generations.<p><b>but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the transient nature of wealth gained through unrighteous means. In the biblical context, wealth accumulated by sinners is often depicted as unstable and temporary. This is echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a>, where it is stated that God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please Him, but to the sinner, He gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. The transfer of wealth from the wicked to the righteous can be seen as a form of divine justice, where God ensures that ultimately, resources are used for His purposes. This concept is also reflected in the story of the Israelites taking the spoils of Egypt during the Exodus, where the wealth of the oppressors was given to God's people. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who, though He was rich, became poor for our sake, so that through His poverty, we might become rich (<a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a>), symbolizing the ultimate transfer of spiritual wealth from the unrighteous to the righteous.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/a_good_man.htm">A Good Man</a></b><br>Represents a person who lives righteously and wisely, making decisions that benefit future generations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/children's_children.htm">Children’s Children</a></b><br>Refers to the grandchildren, emphasizing the long-term impact of a good man's actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sinner.htm">The Sinner</a></b><br>A person who lives contrary to God’s ways, often focused on immediate gain rather than lasting legacy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Those who live in accordance with God’s will, often receiving blessings as a result of their faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>Not just material wealth, but also spiritual and moral legacies passed down through generations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_righteousness.htm">Legacy of Righteousness</a></b><br>A good man’s legacy is not just financial but also spiritual and moral. Consider how your actions today will impact future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>Manage your resources wisely, understanding that they are not just for your benefit but for the benefit of those who come after you.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_wealth.htm">The Transience of Wealth</a></b><br>Wealth gained through sinful means is temporary and often ends up benefiting the righteous. Focus on integrity in your financial dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a></b><br>Your faithfulness can have a positive impact on your descendants. Invest in their spiritual growth and understanding of God’s Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>While leaving a material inheritance is important, prioritize leaving a spiritual legacy that points your family to Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_30__align_or_conflict_with_god's_role.htm">How do these events in Genesis 30 align or conflict with other biblical texts that describe God's involvement in fertility and inheritance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_gmos_good_or_bad_for_society.htm">Are GMOs beneficial or harmful to society?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_wealth.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on wealth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_one_choose_burial_or_cremation.htm">Should one choose burial or cremation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">A good man.--</span>As this corresponds to the "just" man in the next line, who is one who "renders to all their due" (see above on <a href="/proverbs/10-2.htm" title="Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivers from death.">Proverbs 10:2</a>), it probably has the meaning here of "liberal," "unselfish;" such a one gains the promise given in <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm" title="The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.">Proverbs 11:25</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.</span> This would be especially notable where a system of temporal rewards and punishments was expected and generally experienced. <span class="cmt_word">The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.</span> 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. <p><span class="foreign">"De male quaesitis non gaudet tertius haeres."</span> <p><span class="accented">"Ill-gotten wealth no third descendant holds."</span> 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. <a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Proverbs 28:8</a>; <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16, 17</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a>; and the case of Jacob (<a href="/genesis/31-9.htm">Genesis 31:9</a>), and the Israelites (<a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35, 36</a>), when "the righteous spoiled the ungodly" (Wisd. 10:20). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/13-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A good</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֗וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man leaves an inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">יַנְחִ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(yan·ḥîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5157.htm">Strong's 5157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his children’s</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">children,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but the sinner’s</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹטֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·ṭê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] passed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצָפ֥וּן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣā·p̄ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6845.htm">Strong's 6845: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the righteous.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק</span> <span class="translit">(laṣ·ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/13-22.htm">Proverbs 13:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/13-22.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance (Prov. 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