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Proverbs 10:7

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¶ The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

The memory {H2143} of the just {H6662} is blessed {H1293}: but the name {H8034} of the wicked {H7563} shall rot {H7537}.

The memory of the righteous will be for a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 112:6 (20 votes)

    ¶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  • Luke 1:48 (14 votes)

    For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

  • Mark 14:9 (8 votes)

    Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

  • Psalms 109:13 (7 votes)

    Let his posterity be cut off; [and] in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:16 (3 votes)

    And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

  • Job 18:17 (2 votes)

    His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

  • Psalms 109:15 (2 votes)

    Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.