Proverbs 10:7
What does Proverbs 10:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 10:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The remembrance of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 1:48
For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
- Psalms 112:6
For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
- Psalms 109:13
Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
- 1 Kings 11:36
And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16
And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, and toward God and his house.
- Psalms 9:5
Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; Thou hast blotted out their name for ever and ever.
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