Proverbs 20:7
The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
In Context
6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Psalms 37:26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against 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 →