Proverbs 20:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Good people live right, and God blesses the children who follow their example.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.

Job 1:1

Many years ago, a man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was a truly good person, who respected God and refused to do evil.

Psalm 112:2

Their descendants will have great power in the land, because the LORD blesses all who do right.

Psalm 15:2

Only those who obey God and do as they should. They speak the truth

Psalm 26:1

Show that I am right, LORD! I stay true to myself, and I have trusted you without doubting.

Psalm 26:11

I stay true to myself. Be kind and rescue me.

Psalm 37:26

They gladly give and lend, and their children turn out good.

Proverbs 13:22

If you obey God, you will have something to leave your grandchildren. If you don't obey God, those who live right will get what you leave.

Proverbs 14:2

By living right, you show that you respect the LORD; by being deceitful, you show that you despise him.

Proverbs 14:26

If you respect the LORD, you and your children have a strong fortress

Proverbs 19:1

It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.

Isaiah 33:15

But there will be rewards for those who live right and tell the truth, for those who refuse to take money by force or accept bribes, for all who hate murder and violent crimes.

Jeremiah 32:39

I will make their thoughts and desires pure. Then they will realize that, for their own good and the good of their children, they must worship only me. They will even be afraid to turn away from me. I will make an agreement with them that will never end, and I won't ever stop doing good things for them. With all my heart I promise that they will be planted in this land once again.

Luke 1:6

Both of them were good people and pleased the Lord God by obeying all that he had commanded.

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

We can be proud of our clear conscience. We have always lived honestly and sincerely, especially when we were with you. And we were guided by God's wonderful kindness instead of by the wisdom of this world.