Proverbs 10:7
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, || And the name of the wicked rots.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
8The wise in heart accepts commands, || And a talkative fool kicks.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34And I have covered over this city, || To save it for My own sake, || And for the sake of My servant David.”
Job 18:17His memorial has perished from the land, || And he has no name on the street.
Psalms 9:5You have rebuked nations, || You have destroyed the wicked, || You have blotted out their name for all time and forever.
Psalms 41:5My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!
Psalms 109:15They are continually before YHWH, || And He cuts off their memorial from earth.
Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I have seen the wicked buried, and they went in, even from the Holy Place they go, and they are forgotten in the city whether they had so done. This [is] also 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 →