Proverbs 20:7

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Who so ledeth a godly and an innocent life, happie shal his children be, whom he leaueth behynde him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 112:2 : 2 His sede shall be mightie vpon earth, the generacion of the faithfull shalbe blessed.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 The rightuous is euer mercifull, & ledeth getly, therfore shal his sede be blessed.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 Which their childers childre shal haue in possessio, for the riches of the synner is layed vp for ye iust.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For oure reioysinge is this, euen the testimony of oure conscience, that in synglenes & godly purenesse, not in fleshlye wyssdome, but in the grace of God, we haue had oure conuersacion in the worlde, but most of all with you.
  • Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God that bryngeth Saluacion vnto all men, hath appeared, 12 and teacheth vs, that we shulde denye vngodlynes, and wordly lustes: and that we shulde lyue discretly, righteously, and godly in this worlde,
  • 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 I reioysed greatly, whan the brethren came, and testified of the trueth that is in ye, how thou walkest in the trueth. 4 I haue no greater ioye, the to heare that my childre walke in the trueth.
  • Prov 14:2 : 2 Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel.
  • Jer 32:39 : 39 And I will geue them one herte and one waye, that they maye feare me all the daies of their life, that they and their children after them maye prospere.
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both righteous before God, and walked in all the commaundementes and statutes of the LORDE vnreproueably.
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For this promyse was made vnto you and youre children, and to all that are farre of, who so euer the LORDE oure God shal call.
  • Gen 17:7 : 7 Morouer I wil make my couenaut betwene me and the, and thy sede after the thorow out their posterities, that it maye be an euerlastinge couenaunt, so that I wyll be the God of the, and of thy sede after the.
  • Ps 15:2 : 2 Euen he yt ledeth an vncorrupte life: that doth the thinge which is right, ad that speaketh the treuth from his herte.
  • Ps 26:1 : 1 Be thou my iudge (O LORDE) for I walke innocently: my trust is in the LORDE, therfore shall I not fall.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me I will walke innocently: O delyuer me, and be mercifull vnto me.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 76%

    21 Myschefe foloweth vpon synners, but the rightuous shal haue a good rewarde.

    22 Which their childers childre shal haue in possessio, for the riches of the synner is layed vp for ye iust.

  • Ps 112:2-5
    4 verses
    76%

    2 His sede shall be mightie vpon earth, the generacion of the faithfull shalbe blessed.

    3 Riches & pleteousnesse shalbe in his house, & his rightuousnes endureth for euer.

    4 Vnto the godly there ariseth vp light in the darcknesse: he is merciful, louynge & rightuous.

    5 Wel is him that is mercifull, & lendeth gladly, & podreth his wordes wt discrecion.

  • 6 Childers children are a worshipe vnto the elders, and the fathers are the honor of the children.

  • 6 Many there be that are called good doers, but where shal one fynde a true faithful ma?

  • 21 Who so foloweth rightuousnesse and mercy, fyndeth both life, rightuousnesse and honor.

  • Prov 2:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20 That thou mayest walke in ye good waye, and kepe the pathes of the rightuous.

    21 For the iust shal dwell in the londe, and the innocentes shal remayne in it:

  • 6 A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • 24 (for a righteous father is maruelous glad of a wyse sonne, & delyteth in hi)

  • 4 Thy children like the olyue braunches roude aboute yi table.

  • 11 A childe is knowne by his conuersacion, whether his workes be pure and right.

  • 2 Euen he yt ledeth an vncorrupte life: that doth the thinge which is right, ad that speaketh the treuth from his herte.

  • 8 A kynge that sytteth in iudgment, and loketh well aboute him, dryueth awaye all euell.

  • 32 Therfore harken vnto me (o ye children) for blessed are they that kepe my wayes.

  • Ps 37:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22 Soch as be blessed of him, shal possesse the londe: & they whom he curseth, shalbe roted out.

    23 The LORDE ordreth a good mans goinge, & hath pleasure in his waye.

  • 9 He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely: but who so goeth a wroge waye, shalbe knowne.

  • 3 The innocent dealynge of the iust shal lede them, but the vnfaithfulnesse of the despysers shalbe their owne destruccion.

  • 1 Blessed are all they that feare the LORDE, & walke in his wayes.

  • 10 His childre go a begginge, their handes bringe the to sorow and heuynesse.

  • 7 Thou (LORDE) cosidrest the path of ye rigtuous, whether it be right, whether the waye of ye rightuous be right.

  • 5 Yf a man be godly, and do the thinge that is equall & right,

  • Job 17:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 Vertuous me therfore shall wel cosidre this, and the innocent shal take parte agaynst the Ypocrite.

    9 The rightuous wil kepe his waye, and he yt hath cleane handes, wil euer be stronger & stronger.

  • 16 A small thinge yt the rightuous hath, is better then greate riches of the vngodly.

  • Prov 10:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 Louynge and fauorable is the face of the rightuous, but ye fore heade of the vngodly is past shame, and presumptuous.

    7 The memoriall of the iust shall haue a good reporte, but the name of the vngodly shal stynke.

  • 30 His sede wil I make to endure for euer, yee and his Trone as the dayes of heauen.

  • 6 Righteousnesse kepeth the innocet in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrowe the synner.

  • 2 Who so feareth the LORDE, walketh in the right path: & regardeth not him that abhorreth the wayes of the LORDE.

  • 20 for there is not one iust vpo earth, yt doth good, & sinneth not.

  • 7 He preserueth ye welfare of the rightuous, and defendeth them yt walke innocently:

  • 7 Babes, let noman disceaue you. He that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, euen as he is righteous.

  • 1 Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.

  • 11 But as for me I will walke innocently: O delyuer me, and be mercifull vnto me.

  • 20 A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.

  • 28 Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her.

  • 8 The wayes of the frowarde are straunge, but ye workes of him yt is cleane, are right.

  • 5 The rightuousnes of ye innocent ordreth his waye, but the vngodly shal fall in his owne wickednesse.

  • 9 he walbeth in my commaundementes, & kepeth my lawes, & perfourmeth the faithfully:) This is a rightuous ma, he shal surely lyue, saieth the LORDE God.

  • 2 that he himself might be in rest, lie quietly vpon his bed, & lyue after his owne pleasure.

  • 3 It is but lost labour that ye ryse vp early, and take no rest, but eate the bred of carefulnesse: for loke to whom it pleaseth him, he geueth it in slepe.

  • 6 Yf thou teachest a childe in his youth what waye he shulde go, he shall not leaue it when he is olde.

  • 26 The rightuous is euer mercifull, & ledeth getly, therfore shal his sede be blessed.

  • 15 These ij. thiges also haue I cosidred in ye tyme of vanite: yt the iust man perisheth for his rightuousnes sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.

  • 14 Now yf this man get a sonne also, that seith all this fathers synnes, which he hath done: and feareth, nether doth soch like: