Proverbs 13:22
New Living Translation
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
New Living Translation
26 God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.
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Job 27:16-17
New Living Translation
16 “Evil people may have piles of money
and may store away mounds of clothing.
17 But the righteous will wear that clothing,
and the innocent will divide that money.
Proverbs 28:8
New Living Translation
8 Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
Psalm 37:25
New Living Translation
25 Once I was young, and now I am old.
Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
or their children begging for bread.
Psalm 112:2
New Living Translation
2 Their children will be successful everywhere;
an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
Genesis 17:7-8
New Living Translation
7 “I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants[a] after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”
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Psalm 25:12-13
New Living Translation
12 Who are those who fear the Lord?
He will show them the path they should choose.
13 They will live in prosperity,
and their children will inherit the land.
Ezra 9:12
New Living Translation
12 Don’t let your daughters marry their sons! Don’t take their daughters as wives for your sons. Don’t ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations. If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity to your children forever.’
Psalm 128:6
New Living Translation
6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.
May Israel have peace!
Psalm 102:28
New Living Translation
28 The children of your people
will live in security.
Their children’s children
will thrive in your presence.”
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