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Proverbs 13:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.Proverbs 13:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 13:22 in context
20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
24He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Commentary
Cross references
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
- Job 27:16-17
- Proverbs 28:8
- Psalms 37:25
- Psalms 112:2
- Genesis 17:7-8
- Psalms 25:12-13
- Ezra 9:12
Key words (Strong's)
- inheritancenâchalto inherit mode of descent), or to occupyH5157 →
- children'sbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- wealthchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428 →
- sinnerchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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See here, 1. How a good man's estate lasts: He leaves an inheritance to his children's children. It is part of his praise that he is thoughtful for posterity, that he does not lay all out upon himself, but is in care to do well for those that come after him, not by withholding more than is meet, but by a prudent and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary