Proverbs 10:7
The righteous person makes those who remember him happy, 1 but the name of the wicked will rot away. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
8Those who are sensible accept commands, 1 but a talkative fool will come to ruin. 1
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city and rescue it, 2 for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.'”
Job 18:17His memory will perish from the earth; 1 he will have no name in the street. 1
Psalms 9:5You rebuked the nations; 1 you have destroyed the wicked; 1 you have blotted out their name forever and ever. 1
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak evil against me, saying, 1 'When will he die and his name perish?' 1
Psalms 109:15May their guilt always be before Yahweh; 1 may Yahweh cut off their memory from the earth. 1
Ecclesiastes 8:10So I saw the wicked buried publicly. They were taken from the holy area and buried and were praised by people in the city where they had done their wicked deeds. This also is uselessness. + 8:10 Some modern versions have other interpretations of this difficult verse: I saw wicked people come and go into the holy place. They proudly spoke in the city about the things they had done. This also is uselessness . Other versions have I saw wicked people come and go into the holy place. They were praised in the city for the things they had done. This also is uselessness .
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 →