Bible Strands
Proverbs 20:7
The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A wisdom teacher addresses a student within a cluster of proverbs contrasting the trustworthy with the untrustworthy (vv. 6–8).
The words — תּוֹם (tôwm, H8537) carries the sense of wholeness or innocence, a rarer and more specific term than generic "righteousness," marking the quality of the walk.
The thread — The same pattern—upright conduct producing blessed descendants—appears in Psalms 112:2 and Psalms 37:26, and Jeremiah 32:39 extends the principle to a national covenant.
Why it lands — It ties a personal habit of integrity to a concrete, relational outcome (blessed children), asking the reader to weigh what "walking with integrity" costs and what it produces beyond the self.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Cross-references
- Psalms 112:2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Psalms 37:26 They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
- Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- 3 John 1:3 For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
- Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Psalms 15:2 He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
- Proverbs 19:1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.