Proverbs Chapter 20 verse 7 Holy Bible
A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
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An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!
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The righteous walketh in his integrity: blessed are his children after him!
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The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
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A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
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The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - The just man walketh in his integrity. It is better to connect the two clauses together, and not to take the first as a separate sentence, thus: "He who as a just man walketh in his integrity" - Blessed are his children after him (comp. Proverbs 14:26). So the Septuagint and Vulgate. The man of pure life, who religiously performs his duty towards God and man, shall bring a blessing on his children who follow his good example, both during his life and after his death. The temporal promise is seen in Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 4:40; Psalm 112:2, etc. Some see here an instance of utilitarianism; but it cannot be supposed that the writer inculcates virtue for the sake of the worldly advantages connected with it; rather he speaks from experience, and from a faithful dependence on Providence, of the happy results of a holy life.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) The just man.--Comp. Proverbs 10:2.His children are blessed after him.--Comp. 1Kings 15:4, Jeremiah 33:20-21.
