Proverbs 20:7
A upright man walks in integrity. 2 Blessed are his children after him. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
In Context
6Many men claim to be men of chesed ·loving-kindness·, 2 but who can find a faithful man? 1
8A king who sits on the throne of judgment 2 scatters away all evil with his eyes. 1
Cross References
Psalms 26:1Judge me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity. 2 I have trusted also in Adonai without wavering. 1
Psalms 37:26All day long he deals graciously, and lends. 2 His offspring is blessed. 1
Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, 2 but the wealth of the sinner ·deviant (from the standard goal) person· is stored for the upright. 1
Proverbs 14:26In the fear of Adonai is a secure fortress, 2 and he will be a refuge for his children. 1
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously, 2 and speaks blamelessly; 2 He who despises the gain of oppressions, 2 who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, 2 who stops his ears from sh'ma ·hearing obeying· plots of blood, + 33:15 Note: Blood figuratively means murder. 2 and shuts his eyes from looking at evil— 1
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 →