New Living Translation
Proverbs 20:7
7The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.
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
5Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out. 6Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable? The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. 8When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence, distinguishing the bad from the good. 9Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin”?
Read all of Proverbs 20Proverbs 20:7 word by word
מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ צַדִּ֑יק אַשְׁרֵ֖י בָנָ֣יו אַחֲרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 20:7
- Proverbs 14:2Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him.
- Proverbs 19:1Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
- Psalms 15:2Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts.
- Psalms 26:1Declare me innocent, O Lord, for I have acted with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
- Isaiah 33:15Those who are honest and fair, who refuse to profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—
- Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
- 3 John 1:3Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth.
- Proverbs 13:22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
- Genesis 17:7“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants 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.
- Psalms 37:26The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.
- Psalms 112:2Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
- Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.
- Acts 2:39This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
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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