Proverbs 10:7
Other Translations of Proverbs 10:7
King James Version
7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
English Standard Version
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
The Message
7 A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
New King James Version
7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
New Living Translation
7 We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:7
Commentary on Proverbs 10:7
(Read Proverbs 10:7)
Both the just and the wicked must die; but between their souls there is a vast difference.