Proverbs 20:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷Children are fortunate if they have a father who is honest and does what is right.

⁸The king sits in judgment and knows evil when he sees it.

⁹Can anyone really say that his conscience is clear, that he has gotten rid of his sin?

Proverbs 20:7-9

New International Version

⁷The righteous lead blameless lives;^(A)
blessed are their children after them.^(B)

⁸When a king sits on his throne to judge,^(C)
he winnows out all evil with his eyes.^(D)

⁹Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;^(E)
I am clean and without sin”?^(F)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)