Proverbs 10:7
The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
Young's Literal Translation
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 cover doth violence.
8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:34And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'
Job 18:17His memorial hath perished from the land, And he hath no name on the street.
Psalms 9:5Thou hast rebuked nations, Thou hast destroyed the wicked, Their name Thou hast blotted out to the age and for ever.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!
Psalms 109:15They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.
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 also [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 →