Proverbs 20:7

New English Translation

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

I 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.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Psalm 112:2

His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

Psalm 15:2

Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

Psalm 26:1

Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

Psalm 26:11

But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!

Psalm 37:26

All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

Proverbs 13:22

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 14:2

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Isaiah 33:15

The 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 –

Jeremiah 32:39

I 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.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Acts 2:39

For 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.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

For 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.