Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
6Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
8The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34And I will defend this city, to save it, For mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Job 18:17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name on the pasture-grounds.
Psalms 9:5Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 109:15Let them be before Jehovah continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth:
Ecclesiastes 8:10And I have also seen the wicked buried and going away; and such as had acted rightly went from [the] holy place, and were forgotten in the city. This also is vanity.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:7
6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Here is, 1. The head of the just crowned with blessings, with the blessings both of God and man. Variety of blessings, abundance of blessings, shall descend from above, and visibly abide on the head of good men, real blessings; they shall not only be spoken well of, but done well to. Blessings shall be on their head as a coronet to adorn and dignify them and as a helmet to protect and secure them. 2. The mouth of the wicked… Read the whole commentary →