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A righteous man who walks in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
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A Legacy of Blessing
All commentators agree that a parent's righteous and integral life brings tangible blessings to their children. Scholars note this is a consistent biblical principle, pointing to God's promises to David's line and other examples. The blessing can be both temporal and, if the children follow the same path, spiritual.
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19th Century
Anglican
The just man.—Compare Proverbs 10:2.
His children are blessed after him.—Compare 1 Kings 15:4,[Reference Jerem…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The just [man] walks in his integrity This is the faithful and upright man, who is made righteous by the obedience of Christ; …
Presbyterian
A good man is not liable to uneasiness in devising what he will do, or in reflecting on what he has done, as those who walk in deceit. And his fami…
