Proverbs 20:7

7 The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.

Proverbs 20:7 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 20:7

The just [man] walketh in his integrity
This is the faithful and upright man, who is made righteous by the obedience of Christ; and walks by faith in him, and according to the truth of the Gospel; his children [are] blessed after him;
with temporal blessings; and, walking in the same integrity as he does, they are blessed with spiritual blessings here, and eternal blessedness hereafter; see ( Psalms 37:26 ) . It is an observation of an Heathen poet ^F3, that good things befall the children of the godly, but not the children of the ungodly.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Theoerit. Idyll. 27. v. 32.

Proverbs 20:7 In-Context

5 The heart's real intentions are like deep water; but a person with discernment draws them out.

6 Most people announce that they show kindness, but who can find someone faithful [enough to do it]?

7 The righteous live a life of integrity; happy are their children after them.

8 The king seated on his judgment throne can winnow out all evil with his glance.

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