Proverbs 13:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Ezra 9:12

And we were warned not to let our daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters. Your prophets also told us never to help those foreigners or even let them live in peace. You wanted us to become strong and to enjoy the good things in the land, then some day to leave it to our children for ever.

Psalm 102:28

Every generation of those who serve you will live in your presence.

Psalm 112:2

Their descendants will have great power in the land, because the LORD blesses all who do right.

Psalm 128:6

May you live long enough to see your grandchildren. Let's pray for peace in Israel!

Psalm 37:25

As long as I can remember, good people have never been left helpless, and their children have never gone begging for food.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandparents are proud of their grandchildren, and children should be proud of their parents.

Proverbs 28:8

If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.