Verse 22

A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 28:8 : 8 The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
• Job 27:16-17 : 16 If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, 17 what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
• Eccl 2:26 : 26 For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth– only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile– like chasing the wind!
• Gen 17:7-8 : 7 I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 I will give the whole land of Canaan– the land where you are now residing– to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”
• Ezra 9:12 : 12 Therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, and do not take their daughters in marriage for your sons. Do not ever seek their peace or welfare, so that you may be strong and may eat the good of the land and may leave it as an inheritance for your children forever.’
• Ps 102:28 : 28 The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence.”
• Ps 112:2 : 2 His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
• Ps 128:6 : 6 and that you might see your grandchildren. May Israel experience peace!
• Ps 25:12-13 : 12 The LORD shows his faithful followers the way they should live. 13 They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.
• Ps 37:25 : 25 I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.