Proverbs 20:7–10

7 The righteous lead blameless lives;

blessed are their children after them.

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge,

he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;

I am clean and without sin”?

10 Differing weights and differing measures—

the Lord detests them both.

7 The just man walketh in his integrity:

His children are blessed after him.

8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin?

10 Divers weights, and divers measures,

Both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

7 The godly walk with integrity;

blessed are their children who follow them.

8 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,

distinguishing the bad from the good.

9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart;

I am pure and free from sin”?

10 False weights and unequal measures—

the Lord detests double standards of every kind.

7 The righteous man walks in his integrity;

His children are blessed after him.

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

Scatters all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin”?

10 Diverse weights and diverse measures,

They are both alike, an abomination to the Lord.

7 The good people who live honest lives

will be a blessing to their children.

8 When a king sits on his throne to judge,

he knows evil when he sees it.

9 No one can say, “I am innocent;

I have never done anything wrong.”

10 The Lord hates both these things:

dishonest weights and dishonest measures.

7 A righteous man that walketh in his integrity,

Blessed are his children after him.

8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment

Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean,

I am pure from my sin?

10 Diverse weights, and diverse measures,

Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

7 The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!

8 A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?

10 Divers weights, divers measures, even both of them are abomination to Jehovah.

7 A righteous person lives on the basis of his integrity. 

Blessed are his children after he is gone. 

8 A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes. 

9 Who can say, 

“I’ve made my heart pure. 

I’m cleansed from my sin”? 

10 A double standard of weights and measures— 

both are disgusting to the Lord. 

7 The one who lives with integrity is righteous;

his children who come after him will be happy.

8 A king sitting on a throne to judge

sifts out all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;

I am cleansed from my sin”?

10 Differing weights and varying measures —

both are detestable to the Lord.

7 The righteous walk in integrity—

happy are the children who follow them!

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean;

I am pure from my sin”?

10 Diverse weights and diverse measures

are both alike an abomination to the Lord.

7 He who walks in his integrity is righteous;

happy are his children who follow him.

8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment

winnows all evil with his eyes.

9 Who will say “I have made my heart clean;

I am pure from my sin”?

10 Stone and stone, measure and measure,

both of them are an abomination of Yahweh.

7 Anyone who does what is right lives without blame.

Blessed are his children after him.

8 A king sits on his throne to judge.

He gets rid of all evil when he sees it.

9 No one can say, “I have kept my heart pure.

I’m clean. I haven’t sinned.”

10 The Lord hates two things.

He hates weights that weigh things heavier or lighter than they really are.

He also hates measures that measure things larger or smaller than they really are.

7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity—

How blessed are his sons after him.

8 A king who sits on the throne of justice

Disperses all evil with his eyes.

9 Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart,

I am pure from my sin”?

10 Differing weights and differing measures,

Both of them are abominable to the Lord.