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Proverbs 10:7
7The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Context of Proverbs 10:7
5He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. 6Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot. 8The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. 9Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
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זֵ֣כֶר צַ֭דִּיק לִבְרָכָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֖ם רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִרְקָֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:7
- 1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
- 2 Kings 19:34I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’ ”
- 2 Chronicles 24:16He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
- Psalms 112:6Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
- Mark 14:9Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”
- Luke 1:48for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,
- Job 18:17The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land.
- Job 27:23It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.”
- Psalms 9:5You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.
- Psalms 109:13May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation.
- Ecclesiastes 8:10Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.
- Jeremiah 17:13Lord, you are the hope of Israel; all who forsake you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust because they have forsaken the Lord, the spring of living 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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