Proverbs 20:7

New Century Version

The good people who live honest lives will be a blessing to their children.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

And I will make an agreement between me and you and all your descendants from now on: I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.

Job 1:1

A man named Job lived in the land of Uz. He was an honest and innocent man; he honored God and stayed away from evil.

Psalm 112:2

Their descendants will be powerful in the land; the children of honest people will be blessed.

Psalm 15:2

Only those who are innocent and who do what is right. Such people speak the truth from their hearts

Psalm 26:1

Lord, defend me because I have lived an innocent life. I have trusted the Lord and never doubted.

Psalm 26:11

But I have lived an innocent life, so save me and have mercy on me.

Psalm 37:26

Good people always lend freely to others, and their children are a blessing.

Proverbs 13:22

Good people leave their wealth to their grandchildren, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for good people.

Proverbs 14:2

People who live good lives respect the Lord, but those who live evil lives don’t.

Proverbs 14:26

Those who respect the Lord will have security, and their children will be protected.

Proverbs 19:1

It is better to be poor and honest than to be foolish and tell lies.

Isaiah 33:15

A person who does what is right and speaks what is right, who refuses to take money unfairly, who refuses to take money to hurt others, who does not listen to plans of murder, who refuses to think about evil—

Jeremiah 32:39

I will make them truly want to be one people with one goal. They will truly want to worship me all their lives, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law.

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say it with a clear conscience: In everything we have done in the world, and especially with you, we have had an honest and sincere heart from God. We did this by God’s grace, not by the kind of wisdom the world has.