Proverbs 20:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. | The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him. | A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [one who] goes about | מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ | mit-ha-LEKH | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
| in integrity his | בְּתֻמּ֣וֹ | be-tu-MO | H8537 | integrityתֹּם (tom) 1) integrity, completeness 1a) completeness, fulness 1b) innocence, simplicity 1c) integrity |
| a righteous [person] | צַדִּ֑יק | tza-DIK | H6662 | righteousצַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
| how blessed! | אַשְׁרֵ֖י | 'ash-REI | H0835 | blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) 1) happiness, blessedness 1a) often used as interjection 1b) blessed are |
| [are] sons his | בָנָ֣יו | va-NAV | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| after him | אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | 'a-cha-RAV | H0310A | afterאַחַר (a.char) 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.