Proverbs 13:21-23

Easy-to-Read Version

²¹Trouble chases sinners wherever they go, but good things happen to good people.

²²It 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.

²³The poor might have good land that produces plenty of food, but bad decisions can take it away.^[a]

Proverbs 13:23 Or “The fields of the poor might produce plenty of food, but the unjust often take it away.”

Proverbs 13:21-23

New International Version

²¹Trouble pursues the sinner,^(A)
but the righteous^(B) are rewarded with good things.^(C)

²²A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(D)

²³An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
but injustice sweeps it away.

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

New International Version (NIV)