Proverbs 10:7
10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
KJV
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
What does Proverbs 10:7 mean?
Proverbs 10:7 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זֵכֶר (zêker), צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), בְּרָכָה (Bᵉrâkâh). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
Ezekiel 19:1Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
Ezekiel 19:6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Ezekiel 38:12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. To take: Heb. To spoil the spoil, and to prey the prey midst: Heb. navel
Ezekiel 38:13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Daniel 7:4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. and it: or, wherewith it
Daniel 7:17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 10:7.
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles 6:23Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Genesis 18:23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 10:7 say?
Proverbs 10:7 (King James Version) reads: "The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot."
Is Proverbs 10:7 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 10:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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