Other translations
American Standard Version
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A good man gives an inheritance to his grandchildren and the wealth of sinners is kept for the righteous.
Darby Bible Translation
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous man.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
God's Word
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
International Standard Version
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
NET Bible
A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
New American Standard Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
New International Version
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
New Living Translation
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly.
Webster's Bible Translation
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
The World English Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
EasyEnglish Bible
When a good person dies, he leaves good things for his grandchildren. But a sinner's riches will belong to righteous people in the end.
Young‘s Literal Translation
A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
New Life Version
A good man leaves what he owns for his children’s children. The riches of the sinner are stored up for those who are right with God.
The Voice Bible
A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of the sinner is eventually passed on to the right-living.
Living Bible
When a good man dies, he leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren; but when a sinner dies, his wealth is stored up for the godly.
New Catholic Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Legacy Standard Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Jubilee Bible 2000
A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Christian Standard Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Amplified Bible © 1954
A good man leaves an inheritance [of moral stability and goodness] to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner [finds its way eventually] into the hands of the righteous, for whom it was laid up.
New Century Version
Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for good people.
The Message
A good life gets passed on to the grandchildren; ill-gotten wealth ends up with good people.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Good News Translation®
Good people will have wealth to leave to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners will go to the righteous.
Wycliffe Bible
A good man shall leave after him heirs, sons, and the sons of sons; and the chattel of a sinner is kept to a just man. (A good person shall leave heirs after him, yea, sons and daughters, and their sons and daughters; but a sinner’s possessions shall be given to the righteous.)
Contemporary English Version
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.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Common English Bible © 2011
Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance, but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Amplified Bible © 2015
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
English Standard Version Anglicised
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.
New American Standard Bible
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, And the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
The Expanded Bible
Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for ·good [righteous] people.
Tree of Life Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Revised Standard Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
New International Reader's Version
A good person leaves what they own to their children and grandchildren. But a sinner’s wealth is stored up for those who do right.
BRG Bible
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Complete Jewish Bible
A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
A tov (good man) leaveth an inheritance to his bnei banim, and the wealth of the choteh (sinner) is laid up for the tzaddik.
Names of God Bible
Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the wealth of sinners is stored away for a righteous person.
Modern English Version
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Easy-to-Read Version
It is good to have something to pass down to your grandchildren. But wealth hidden away by sinners will be given to those who live right.
International Children’s Bible
Good people’s wealth will be inherited by their grandchildren. And a sinner’s wealth will be saved for good people.
Lexham English Bible
He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren, and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
New International Version - UK
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.