His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Parallel translations
- WEB His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- BSB His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- NKJV His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- NASB His descendants will be mighty on the earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed.
- NLT Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.
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Quick answer
The descendants of the God-fearer will be strong, and the upright generation will be blessed. Godliness bears fruit for one's family.
Overview
The verse describes the general blessing of a faithful life extending to one's offspring and household. As a proverbial principle, it teaches that righteousness tends to bear good fruit across generations, though not as an absolute guarantee. It reflects God's covenant pattern of showing steadfast love to those who keep His ways (Deuteronomy 7:9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Gen 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Prov 20:7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
- Ps 37:26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
- Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.
- Ps 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
- Ps 102:28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
- Jer 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- Gen 22:17–18That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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