Proverbs 20:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:7 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:7 — KJV
“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”
— Proverbs 20:7 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:7 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:7
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:7: just, children, after
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:7: children, after
“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:7: children, after
“And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:7: blessed, after
“And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:7: blessed, after
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