Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
The just man judges between others truthfully, without private friendship turning him aside from equity; this applies to all, not only judges. To walk in God's statutes means to form your life and morals entirely according to the rule He has prescribed, in every part of your conduct.
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Evil proverbs beget good prophecies. The Jews complained that they suffered for their fathers' sins, as if God's judgment were unjust and absurd. Yet God had said He would visit the fathers' iniquity upon the children so that parents would fear sin and children would not follow their parents into it. The proverb mistakes this correction for cruelty.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 18:1-9
The son who refuses his father's righteous path and instead eats on the mountains in idolatry and defiles his neighbor's wife does the reverse of what justice demands; he walks in wickedness, not righteousness.
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