New English Translation
Proverbs 20:7
7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
Proverbs 20:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.
Context of Proverbs 20:7
5Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out. 6Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find? The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him. 8A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes. 9Who can say, “I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?
Read all of Proverbs 20Proverbs 20:7 word by word
מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 20:7
- Proverbs 14:2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
- Proverbs 19:1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
- Psalms 15:2Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
- Isaiah 33:15The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others –
- Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God – not by human wisdom but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
- 3 John 1:3For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth.
- Proverbs 13:22A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
- Genesis 17:7I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Psalms 37:26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
- Acts 2:39For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 20:7
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 A good man is not liable to uneasiness in contriving what he shall do, or in reflecting on what he has done, as those who walk in deceit. And his family fare better for his sake.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The conduct of good men proclaims their sound principles. God's covenant and their good example secure blessing to their children (Pr 4:26; Psa 112:1, 2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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