Proverbs 20:7

7 The one who lives with integrity is righteous;^[a] his children^[b] who come after him will be happy.

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 Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a man of understanding draws it up.

6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man?

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"?

Footnotes

• [a] Pr 2:7,20-21; 10:9; 13:6
• [b] Lit sons