by Jeffrey Bush

“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.” — Proverbs 20:7

Every parent wants the best for their children’s future. Setting your children up for a good future is more than being wise or logical, it is a Biblical principle. Proverbs 13:22 says, “A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children” and 19:14 says, “House and riches are the inheritance of fathers.” 

The focus of Proverbs 20:7 is not on the future financial stability rather the future spiritual stability. How a parent lives now will affect their children later. When a parent walks in integrity (honesty, uprightness, character), the children will be blessed. Your lifestyle now affects your children. When you live a life of integrity, it is the best thing for your conscience, for your stress, for your own life, and for your children as well. Your life in the present affects your children’s life in the future.