Proverbs 13:22–23
Proverbs 13:22–23 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
23 An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
23 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children:
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor:
But there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
23 A poor person’s farm may produce much food,
but injustice sweeps it all away.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
23 Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor,
And for lack of justice there is waste.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for good people.
23 A poor person’s field might produce plenty of food,
but others often steal it away.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor;
But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.
23 When poor people are able to plow, there is much food,
but a person is swept away where there is no justice.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
23 The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food,
but without justice, it is swept away.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
23 The field of the poor may yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,
and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
23 There is much food in the field of the poor,
but it is swept away by injustice.
Proverbs 13:22–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 A good person leaves what he owns to his children and grandchildren.
But a sinner’s wealth is stored up for those who do right.
23 The fields of poor people might produce a lot of food.
But those who beat them down destroy it all.