Proverbs 10:7
The memoriall of the iust shalbe blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rotte.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
In Context
6Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.
8The wise in heart will receiue commandements: but the foolish in talke shalbe beaten.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34For I will defende this citie to saue it for mine owne sake, and for Dauid my seruants sake.
Job 18:17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall haue no name in the streete.
Psalms 9:5Thou hast rebuked the heathen: thou hast destroyed the wicked: thou hast put out their name for euer and euer.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 109:15But let them alway be before the Lord, that he may cut off their memorial from ye earth.
Ecclesiastes 8:10And likewise I sawe the wicked buried, and they returned, and they that came from the holy place, were yet forgotten in the citie where they had done right: this also is vanitie.
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 →