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Proverbs 20:7

20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? goodness: or, bounty
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.

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

The just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

What does Proverbs 20:7 mean?

Proverbs 20:7 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), הָלַךְ (hâlak), תֹּם (tôm). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just
man
walkethהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in
his
integrity:תֹּםtôm/tome/H8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
his
childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
are
blessedאֶשֶׁרʼesher/eh'-sher/H835happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
afterאַחַרʼachar/akh-ar'/H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
him.

Commentary on Proverbs 20:7

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 20:7
observed to the honour of a good man, 1. That he does well for himself. He has a certain rule, which with an even steady hand he governs himself by: He walks in his integrity; he keeps good conscience, and he has the comfort of it, for it is his rejoicing. He is not liable to those uneasinesses, either in contriving what he shall do or reflecting on what he has done, which those are liable to that walk in deceit. 2. That he does well for his family: His children are blessed after him, and fare the better for his sake. God has mercy in store for the seed of the faithful. 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. Here is, 1. The character of a good governor:

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 33:14

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Numbers 13:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Deuteronomy 33:1

And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

1 Kings 13:1

And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. burn: or, offer

Isaiah 8:14

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 11:16

Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

John 6:56

He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.

1 Timothy 6:11

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1 John 4:16

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 20:7.

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 10:1

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

Genesis 5:10

And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:13

And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:16

And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:19

And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:26

And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech

Genesis 5:30

And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

Frequently asked questions

What does Proverbs 20:7 say?

Proverbs 20:7 (King James Version) reads: "The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him."

Is Proverbs 20:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 20:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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