Proverbs 20:7
The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.
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- Ps 112:2 : 2 His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
- Ps 37:26 : 26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
- Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
- Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
- 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
- Titus 2:11-12 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
- 3 John 1:3-4 : 3 For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
- Prov 14:2 : 2 The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
- Isa 33:15 : 15 The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–
- Jer 32:39 : 39 I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
- Luke 1:6 : 6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
- Acts 2:39 : 39 For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
- Gen 17:7 : 7 I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Ps 15:2 : 2 Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.
- Ps 26:1 : 1 By David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have integrity, and I trust in the LORD without wavering.
- Ps 26:11 : 11 But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!
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- Prov 13:21-222 verses76%
21 Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
- Ps 112:2-54 verses76%
2 His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
3 His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.
4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
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6 Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.
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6 Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person– who can find?
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21 The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.
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20 So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,
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6 A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
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24 The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.
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4 Yes indeed, the man who fears the LORD will be blessed in this way.
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11 Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.
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2 Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.
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8 A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
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32 “So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
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22 Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.
23 The LORD grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
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9 The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
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1 A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the LORD’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
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10 His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.
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7 God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.
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5 “Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
- Job 17:8-92 verses70%
8 Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.
9 But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
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16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
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6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
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30 If his sons reject my law and disobey my regulations,
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6 Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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2 The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
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20 For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
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7 He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,
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7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
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1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
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11 But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!
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20 A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
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28 Her children have risen and called her blessed; her husband also has praised her:
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8 The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.
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5 The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.
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9 and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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2 Those who live uprightly enter a place of peace; they rest on their beds.
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3 Yes, sons are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.
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6 Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
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26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
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15 Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.
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14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.