Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the just is [destined] to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
6Blessings come upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
8The wise in heart will accept commandments; but he that is a fool in his speaking will stumble.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34And I will shield this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for the sake of David my servant.
Job 18:17His resemblance vanisheth from the earth, and no name remaineth for him in the streets.
Psalms 9:5(9:6) Thou hast rebuked nations, thou hast caused the wicked to perish, their name hast thou blotted out for ever and ever.
Psalms 41:5(41:6) My enemies speak evil of me, When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 109:15Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off from the earth their memory.
Ecclesiastes 8:10Then also did I see the wicked buried, who had gone to their rest; but those who had acted correctly had to go away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city. Also this 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 →