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Brenton's Septuagint

Proverbs 20:7

He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Instruction;   Integrity;   Thompson Chain Reference - Business Life;   Heredity;   Honesty;   Integrity;   Just, the;   Offspring;   Promises, Divine;   Righteous, the;   Righteous-Wicked;   Righteousness;   Seed of the Righteous;   Virtues;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Justice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blessed, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Walk;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Integrity;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for April 25;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A righteous person acts with integrity;his children who come after him will be happy.
Hebrew Names Version
A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
English Standard Version
The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!
New American Standard Bible
A righteous person who walks in his integrity— How blessed are his sons after him.
New Century Version
The good people who live honest lives will be a blessing to their children.
Amplified Bible
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].
World English Bible
A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
Legacy Standard Bible
A righteous man who walks in his integrity—How blessed are his sons after him.
Berean Standard Bible
The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
Contemporary English Version
Good people live right, and God blesses the children who follow their example.
Complete Jewish Bible
The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.
Darby Translation
The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
Easy-to-Read Version
When people live good, honest lives, their children are blessed.
George Lamsa Translation
The just man walks in his integrity; blessed are his children after him.
Good News Translation
Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.
Lexham English Bible
He who walks in his integrity is righteous; happy are his children who follow him.
Literal Translation
The just one walks in his integrity, blessed are his sons after him!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so ledeth a godly and an innocent life, happie shal his children be, whom he leaueth behynde him.
American Standard Version
A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
Bible in Basic English
An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that walketh in his integrity as a just man, happy are his children after him.
King James Version (1611)
The iust man walketh in his integritie: his children are blessed after him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The chyldren of the iust man which walketh vprightly, shalbe blessed after hym.
English Revised Version
A just man that walketh in his integrity, blessed are his children after him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe a iust man that goith in his simplenesse, schal leeue blessid sones aftir hym.
Update Bible Version
A righteous man that walks in his integrity, Blessed are his sons after him.
Webster's Bible Translation
The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.
New English Translation
The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
New King James Version
The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.
New Living Translation
The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.
New Life Bible
How happy are the sons of a man who is right with God and walks in honor!
New Revised Standard
The righteous walk in integrity— happy are the children who follow them!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!
Douay-Rheims Bible
The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.
Revised Standard Version
A righteous man who walks in his integrity--blessed are his sons after him!
Young's Literal Translation
The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
THE MESSAGE
God-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their children.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A righteous man who walks in his integrity— How blessed are his sons after him.

Contextual Overview

7 He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

just: Proverbs 14:2, Proverbs 19:1, Psalms 15:2, Psalms 26:1, Psalms 26:11, Isaiah 33:15, Luke 1:6, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Titus 2:11, Titus 2:12, 3 John 1:3, 3 John 1:4

his children: Proverbs 13:22, Genesis 17:7, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 112:2, Jeremiah 32:39, Acts 2:39

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:5 - in the integrity Deuteronomy 28:4 - General Joshua 11:6 - horses 1 Kings 9:4 - And if thou Ezra 9:12 - and leave it Psalms 25:13 - his seed Psalms 25:21 - General Isaiah 26:7 - way Acts 11:14 - all Philippians 4:8 - are just

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.
Genesis 12:15
that the princes of Pharao saw her, and praised her to Pharao and brought her into the house of Pharao.
Genesis 12:17
And God afflicted Pharao with great and severe afflictions, and his house, because of Sara, Abram’s wife.
Genesis 20:1
And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
Genesis 20:2
And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha.
Genesis 20:3
And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband.
Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly sinning and just nation?
Genesis 20:5
Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.
Genesis 20:9
And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, What is this that thou hast done to us? Have we sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done to me a deed, which no one ought to do.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The just [man] walketh in his integrity,.... This is the faithful and upright man, who is made righteous by the obedience of Christ; and walks by faith in him, and according to the truth of the Gospel;

his children [are] blessed after him; with temporal blessings; and, walking in the same integrity as he does, they are blessed with spiritual blessings here, and eternal blessedness hereafter; see

Psalms 37:26. It is an observation of an Heathen poet c, that good things befall the children of the godly, but not the children of the ungodly.

c Theoerit. Idyll. 27. v. 32.


 
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