Proverbs 20:7
5 The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
6 Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
8 A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
- KJV
- The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
- WEB
- A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
- ASV
- A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
- DARBY
- The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
- BLB
- A righteous one is walking about in his integrity; blessed [are] his sons after him.
- ÅB
- Den rettferdige vandrer i ustraffelighet; lykkelige er hans barn etter ham.
- OTB
- De rettferdige vandrer i integritet; velsignet er deres barn etter dem.
- B1930
- Den rettferdige vandrer i ustraffelighet; lykkelige er hans barn efter ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 112:2
His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Read in contextPsalms 37:26
They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
Read in contextJeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
Read in contextActs 2:39
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Read in context3 John 1:3–4
For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
Read in contextProverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Read in contextPsalms 15:2
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
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