Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 13:22 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.
Much food {is in} the tillage of the poor: but there is {that is} destroyed for want of judgment.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
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