Proverbs 20:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 112:2 : 2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
  • 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 For it gave me great joy when some of the brothers came and gave witness that you had the true faith and were walking in the true way. 4 I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.
  • Prov 14:2 : 2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
  • Ps 15:2 : 2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;
  • Ps 26:1 : 1 <Of David.> O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:21-22
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    21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

    22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

  • Ps 112:2-5
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    76%

    2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

    3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.

    4 For the upright there is a light shining in the dark; he is full of grace and pity.

    5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • Prov 20:6
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    6 Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

  • Prov 21:21
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    21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 2:20-21
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    20 So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

    21 For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 23:24
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    24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

  • Ps 128:4
    72%

    4 See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Prov 20:11
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    11 Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2 He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;

  • Prov 20:8
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    8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 8:32
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    32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

  • Ps 37:22-23
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    71%

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

    23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Ps 128:1
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    1 <A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

  • Job 20:10
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    10 His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

  • Isa 26:7
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    7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

  • Ezek 18:5
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    5 But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,

  • Job 17:8-9
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    70%

    8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.

    9 Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Prov 10:6-7
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

    7 The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

  • Ps 89:30
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    30 If his children give up my law, and are not ruled by my decisions;

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

  • Eccl 7:20
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    20 There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

  • Prov 2:7
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    7 He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;

  • 1 John 3:7
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    7 My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;

  • Prov 19:1
    70%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Ps 26:11
    69%

    11 But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

  • Prov 28:20
    69%

    20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 31:28
    69%

    28 Her children get up and give her honour, and her husband gives her praise, saying,

  • Prov 21:8
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    8 Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

  • Ezek 18:9
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    9 And has been guided by my rules and has kept my laws and done them: he is upright, life will certainly be his, says the Lord.

  • Isa 57:2
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    2 They are at rest in their last resting-places, every one going straight before him.

  • Ps 127:3
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    3 See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

  • Prov 22:6
    69%

    6 If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

  • Ps 37:26
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    26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15 These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

  • Ezek 18:14
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    14 Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same: