Parallel Verses
Amplified
The
But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Holman Bible
but the name of the wicked will rot.
International Standard Version
The reputation of the righteous leads to blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
A Conservative Version
The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
American Standard Version
The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Bible in Basic English
The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
Darby Translation
The memory of the righteous man shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Julia Smith Translation
The memory of the just one for blessing: and the name of the wicked shall be rotten.
King James 2000
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Modern King James verseion
The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The memorial of the just shall have a good report; but the name of the ungodly shall stink.
NET Bible
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
New Heart English Bible
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The Emphasized Bible
The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Webster
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall perish.
World English Bible
The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Youngs Literal Translation
The remembrance of the righteous is for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
Themes
Death of the The Wicked » The remembrance of them perishes in
Oblivion » The name of the wicked to be blotted out
The wicked » Guilt of » The name of the wicked to be blotted out
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The
But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].
The wise in heart [are willing to learn so they] will accept and obey commands (instruction),
But the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 112:6
He will never be shaken;
The righteous will be remembered forever.
Psalm 9:5-6
You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked and unrepentant;
You have wiped out their name forever and ever.
Psalm 109:13
Let his descendants be cut off,
And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.
Ecclesiastes 8:10
So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place [but did not thereby escape their doom], and they are [praised in spite of their evil and] soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility (vanity, emptiness).
1 Kings 11:36
Yet to his son I will give
2 Kings 19:34
‘For I will protect this city to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”
2 Chronicles 24:16
They buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good [things] in Israel and toward God and His house.
Job 18:17
“Memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name on the street.
Job 27:23
“People will clap their hands at him [to mock and ridicule him]
And hiss him out of his place.
Psalm 109:15
Let them be before the Lord continually,
That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
Jeremiah 17:13
O Lord, the hope of Israel,
All who abandon You will be shamed.
Those who turn away on earth will be written down,
Because they have abandoned the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Mark 14:9
Luke 1:48
“For He has looked [with loving care] on the humble state of His maidservant;
For behold, from now on all generations will count me blessed and happy and favored by God!