Parallel Verses
Webster
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Holman Bible
his children
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!
Julia Smith Translation
The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy 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!
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!
Themes
the Blessed » The children of the just
God's Promises » To the prayerful » To the righteous
Heredity » Beneficent influence of the righteous
Offspring » Beneficent influence of the righteous
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
The righteous » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Seed of
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Cross References
Psalm 37:26
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Psalm 112:2
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.
Psalm 15:2
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Psalm 26:1
A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Psalm 26:11
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be merciful to me.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Proverbs 14:2
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Jeremiah 32:39
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Acts 2:39
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our manner of life in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
3 John 1:3-4
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.