Proverbs 20:7
He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
In Context
6Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?
8A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, and this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
Psalms 26:1A Psalme of David. Judge me, O Lord, for I haue walked in mine innocency: my trust hath bene also in the Lord: therefore shall I not slide.
Psalms 37:26But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.
Proverbs 13:22The good man shall giue inheritance vnto his childrens children: and the riches of the sinner is layde vp for the iust.
Proverbs 14:26In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength, and his children shall haue hope.
Isaiah 33:15Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.
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 →