Bible Verses About Inheritance
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for inheritance, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 8,356 votes, led by Proverbs 13:22. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Inheritance
Proverbs 13:22456 votes
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Ephesians 1:11-14329 votes
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Proverbs 20:21279 votes
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Colossians 3:23-24221 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Acts 20:32208 votes
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Ephesians 1:18193 votes
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Romans 8:17188 votes
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Titus 3:7188 votes
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Psalms 37:29174 votes
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Deuteronomy 21:15-17159 votes
If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
Luke 12:13-21157 votes
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
Colossians 1:12132 votes
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Galatians 5:19-21115 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Luke 15:25-31114 votes
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Numbers 36:6-9109 votes
This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry.
Psalms 16:6108 votes
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
1 Peter 1:3-12108 votes
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Numbers 27:6-11105 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Matthew 5:5101 votes
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Ephesians 1:1497 votes
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
Psalms 16:596 votes
The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
1 Peter 1:487 votes
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Proverbs 17:286 votes
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Psalms 37:1184 votes
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Galatians 3:2984 votes
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
What does the Bible say about inheritance?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:22 on the subject of inheritance. Across 8,356 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 1:11-14, Proverbs 20:21, Colossians 3:23-24. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.