Proverbs 10:7
The memoriall of the iust shall haue a good report: but the name of the vngodly shall stincke.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 8:10For I haue seene often the vngodly brought to their graues, and yet they haue returned into the citie agayne: and came from the place of holy men, whiche in the citie were growen out of memorie, as were those also that liued well: This is also a vayne thing.
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 →