God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 10:7
7The name of a righteous person remains blessed, but the names of wicked people will rot away.
Proverbs 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
- New International Version (NIV)The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
Context of Proverbs 10:7
5Whoever gathers in the summer is a wise son. Whoever sleeps at harvest time brings shame. 6Blessings cover the head of a righteous person, but violence covers the mouths of wicked people. The name of a righteous person remains blessed, but the names of wicked people will rot away. 8The one who is truly wise accepts commands, but the one who talks foolishly will be thrown down headfirst. 9Whoever lives honestly will live securely, but whoever lives dishonestly will be found out.
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זֵ֣כֶר צַ֭דִּיק לִבְרָכָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֖ם רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְקָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:7
- 1 Kings 11:36I will give his son one tribe so that my servant David will always have a lamp in my presence in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to place my name.
- 2 Kings 19:34“I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”
- 2 Chronicles 24:16He was buried in the City of David with the kings because of the good he had done in Israel for God and the temple.
- Psalms 112:6He will never fail. A righteous person will always be remembered.
- Mark 14:9I can guarantee this truth: Wherever the Good News is spoken in the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Luke 1:48because he has looked favorably on me, his humble servant. “From now on, all people will call me blessed
- Job 18:17All memory about him will vanish from the earth, and his reputation will not be known on the street corner.
- Job 27:23It claps its hands over him. It whistles at him from his own place.
- Psalms 9:5You condemned nations. You destroyed wicked people. You wiped out their names forever and ever.
- Psalms 109:13Let his descendants be cut off and their family name be wiped out by the next generation.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10Then I saw wicked people given an ⌞honorable⌟ burial. They used to go in and out of the holy place. They were praised in the city for doing such things. Even this is pointless.
- Jeremiah 17:13O Lord, the Hope of Israel, all who abandon you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in dust, because they abandon the Lord, the fountain of life-giving water.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The memory of the just is blessed - Or, is a blessing. But the name of the wicked shall rot - This is another antithesis; but there are only two antithetic terms, for memory and name are synonymous - Lowth. The very name of the wicked is as offensive as putrid carrion.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 Both the just and the wicked must die; but between their souls there is a vast difference.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7the name of the wicked will rot: In ancient Israel, as in today's Middle East, honor and shame were strong motivators.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. blessed--literally, "for a blessing," or praise. shall rot--literally, "be worm-eaten," useless and disgusting.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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