Proverbs

Proverbs 13:22–23

²²A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,

but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

²³Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,

but without justice it is swept away.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A good	ט֗וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
man leaves an inheritance	יַנְחִ֥יל	yan·ḥîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5157 get or take as a possession
to his children’s	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
children	בָנִ֑ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
but the sinner’s	חוֹטֵֽא׃	ḥō·w·ṭê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2398 miss
wealth	חֵ֣יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
passed	וְצָפ֥וּן	wə·ṣā·p̄ūn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6845 hide, treasure up
to the righteous	לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק	laṣ·ṣad·dîq	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abundant	רָב־	rāḇ-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
food	אֹ֭כֶל	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food
the fallow ground	נִ֣יר	nîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5215 the tillable, untilled or fallow ground
of the poor	רָאשִׁ֑ים	rā·šîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7326 be in want, poor
but without	בְּלֹ֣א	bə·lō	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
it is	וְיֵ֥שׁ	wə·yêš	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
swept away	נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה	nis·peh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 13:22 Ecclesiastes 2:26 · Job 27:16–17 · Proverbs 28:8 · Psalm 37:25 · Psalm 112:2 · Genesis 17:7–8 · Psalm 25:12–13 · Ezra 9:12 · Psalm 128:6 · Psalm 102:28

Proverbs 13:23 Proverbs 12:11 · Proverbs 28:19 · Ecclesiastes 5:9 · Ecclesiastes 8:5–6 · Psalm 112:5 · Proverbs 27:23–27 · Proverbs 27:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.