Proverbs 20:7

7 The righteous who ¹walks in his integrity— ²blessed are his children after him!

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 purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

6 Many a man proclaims his own steadfast love, but a faithful man who can find?

7 The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!

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 pure; I am clean from my sin”?

Cross References

• 1. 20:7 See ch. 19:1
• 2. 20:7 [1 Kgs. 15:4; Ps. 37:26; 112:2; Jer. 33:20, 21]