Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him.

New American Standard Bible

A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.

King James Version

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Holman Bible

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;
his children who come after him will be happy.

International Standard Version

The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him!

A Conservative Version

A righteous man who walks in his integrity, blessed are his sons after him.

American Standard Version

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Amplified


The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—
How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].

Bible in Basic English

An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Darby Translation

The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

King James 2000

The just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who walks in his integrity [is] righteous; happy are his children who follow him.

Modern King James verseion

The just walks in his integrity; his sons are blessed after him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life; happy shall his children be whom he leaveth behind him.

NET Bible

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

New Heart English Bible

A righteous man walks in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

The Emphasized Bible

As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!

Webster

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

World English Bible

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

Youngs Literal Translation

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

אשׁר 
'esher 
Usage: 45

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

Context Readings

Foolproof Instructions

6 The multitude of man will call each his mercy: and a man of faithfulness who shall find? 7 The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him. 8 The king shall sit upon the throne of judgment scattering with his eyes all evil.

Cross References

Psalm 37:26

All the day he compassionates and lends; and his seed to be blessed.

Psalm 112:2

His seed shall be great in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be praised.

Proverbs 19:1

Good the poor one going in his integrity above the perverse of lips, and he foolish.

Genesis 17:7

And I set up my covenant between me and between thee, and between thy seed after thee to their generations for a covenant of eternity; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.

Psalm 15:2

He going blameless, and working justice, and speaking truth in his heart.

Psalm 26:1

TO David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I went in mine integrity, and in Jehovah I trusted: I shall not waver.

Psalm 26:11

And I, I will go in mine integrity: redeem me and pity me.

Proverbs 13:22

The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

Proverbs 14:2

He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.

Isaiah 33:15

He going in justice and speaking uprightness, rejecting in the plunder of oppression; shaking his hands from holding upon a gift, shutting his ear from the hearing of bloods, and binding up his eyes from looking upon evil;

Jeremiah 32:39

And I gave to them one heart and one way, to fear me all the days, for good to them and to their sons after them.

Luke 1:6

And they were both just before God, going faultless in all the commands and precepts of the Lord.

Acts 2:39

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all afar off, as many as the Lord our God should call.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boasting is this, the testimony of our consciousness, that in simplicity and purity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we turned back in the world, and more eminently to you.

Titus 2:11-12

For the grace of God who saves, was manifested to all men,

3 John 1:3-4

For I was greatly rejoiced, the brethren coming and testifying to thy truth, as thou walkest about in the truth.

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