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Proverbs 20:7
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The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
Proverbs 20:7 in Other Translations
KJV
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The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
ESV
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The righteous who walks in his integrity-- blessed are his children after him!
NLT
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The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.
MSG
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God-loyal people, living honest lives, make it much easier for their children.
CSB
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The one who lives with integrity is righteous; his children who come after him will be happy.
Proverbs 20:7 Meaning and Commentary
Proverbs 20:7
FOOTNOTES:
F3 Theoerit. Idyll. 27. v. 32.
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.
F3 Theoerit. Idyll. 27. v. 32.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Proverbs 20:7 In-Context
5
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
6
Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?
7
The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
8
When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.
9
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”?
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