Proverbs 20:7

New International Version

The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Job 1:1

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

Psalm 112:2

Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

Psalm 15:2

The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;

Psalm 26:1

Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.

Psalm 26:11

I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me.

Psalm 37:26

They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.

Proverbs 13:22

A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 14:2

Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

Proverbs 14:26

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

Proverbs 19:1

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Isaiah 33:15

Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—

Jeremiah 32:39

I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.

Luke 1:6

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.

Acts 2:39

The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

2 Corinthians 1:12

Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.