Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the tzaddik is as bracha, 1 but the shem resha'im shall rot. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
6Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, 1 but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im. 1
8The chacham lev will receive mitzvot, 1 but one with foolish sfatayim (lips) shall be thrust down. 1
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city, to save it, for Mine Own sake, and for the sake of Dovid Avdi.
Job 18:17His memory shall perish from the earth, 1 and he shall have no shem in the land. 1
Psalms 9:5For Thou hast maintained my mishpat and my cause; 1 Thou as Shofet Tzedek dost sit on the kisse. 1
Psalms 41:5I said, Hashem, channeni (be gracious unto me); 1 heal my nefesh; for I have sinned against Thee. 1
Psalms 109:15Let them be before Hashem tamid, 1 that He may cut off the memory of them from ha'aretz. 1
Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the resha'im buried, who had come and gone out of the mekom kadosh (the holy place), and they were forgotten in the city where they had done such things; this is also hevel.
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 →