Proverbs 20:7
A righteous man walks in integrity.Blessed are his children after him.
New Heart English 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 unfailing love,but who can find a faithful man?
8A king who sits on the throne of judgmentscatters away all evil with his eyes.
Cross References
Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
Psalms 26:1By David.Judge me, Lord, for I have walked in my integrity.I have trusted also in Lord without wavering.
Psalms 37:26All day long he deals graciously, and lends.His seed is blessed.SAMEKH
Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord is a secure fortress,and he will be a refuge for his children.
Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously,and speaks blamelessly;He who despises the gain of oppressions,who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe,who stops his ears from hearing of blood,and shuts his eyes from looking 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 →