The one who lives with integrity is righteous;(A)
his children[a] who come after him will be happy.(B)

A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.(C)

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:7 Lit sons

The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

When a king sits on his throne to judge,(C)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(D)

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;(E)
    I am clean and without sin”?(F)

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