Proverbs 20:7
Context| NETBible | The righteous person 1 behaves in integrity; 2 blessed are his children after him. 3 |
| XREF | Ge 17:7; Ps 15:2; Ps 26:1,11; Ps 37:26; Ps 112:2; Pr 13:22; Pr 14:2; Pr 19:1; Isa 33:15; Jer 32:39; Lu 1:6; Ac 2:39; 2Co 1:12; Tit 2:11,12; 3Jo 1:3,4 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Two terms describe the subject of this proverb: “righteous” and “integrity.” The first describes the person as a member of the covenant community who strives to live according to God’s standards; the second emphasizes that his lifestyle is blameless. 2 tn Heb “walks in his integrity” (so NASB); cf. NIV “leads a blameless life.” The Hitpael participle of הָלַךְ (halakh) means “to walk about; to walk to and fro.” The idiom of walking representing living is intensified here in this stem. This verbal stem is used in scripture to describe people “walking with” God. 3 sn The nature and the actions of parents have an effect on children (e.g., Exod 20:4-6); if the parents are righteous, the children will enjoy a blessing – the respect and the happiness which the parent reflects on them. |
