Proverbs 20:7
Good people live honestly; how happy are their children if they follow them.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
In Context
6Many people tell you they're loyal, but can you find someone really trustworthy?
8When a king sits in judgment he recognizes all that isn't right.
Cross References
Job 1:1Once there was a man called Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was a man of integrity who did what was right. He respected God and avoided evil.
Psalms 26:1Confirm that I'm innocent, Lord, for I have acted with integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without fail.
Psalms 37:26They are always kind, and generous with their loans; their children are a blessing.
Proverbs 13:22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is saved for those who live right.
Proverbs 14:26People who honor the Lord are completely safe; he will protect their children.
Isaiah 33:15Those who live right and speak the truth, those who refuse to profit from extortion and refuse to take bribes, who don't listen to plots to kill people, who close their eyes rather than look at 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 →