His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.