Proverbs 20:7
The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
In Context
6Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?
8The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.
Psalms 26:1Unto the end, a psalm for David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.
Psalms 37:26He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.
Proverbs 13:22The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.
Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord is confidence of strength, and there shall be hope for his children.
Isaiah 33:15He that walketh in justices, and speaketh truth, that casteth away avarice by oppression, and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that stoppeth his ears lest he hear blood, and shutteth his eyes that he may see no evil.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:7
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? Note, 1. It is easy to find those that will pretend to be kind and liberal. Many a man will call himself a man of mercy, will boast what good he has done and what good he designs to do, or, at least, what an affection he has to well-doing. Most men will talk a great deal of their charity, generosity, hospitality, and piety, will sound a trumpet to themselves, as the Pharisees, and what little goodness they have will proclaim it… Read the whole commentary →