Verse 7

The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

Referenced Verses

  • 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!