Proverbs 10:7

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 112:6 : 6 For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.
  • Ps 109:13 : 13 May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!
  • Mark 14:9 : 9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  • Luke 1:48 : 48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,
  • Ps 9:5-6 : 5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. 6 The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished.
  • Eccl 8:10 : 10 Contradictions to the Law of Retribution Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.
  • 2 Kgs 19:34 : 34 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”
  • 2 Chr 24:16 : 16 He was buried in the City of David with the kings, because he had accomplished good in Israel and for God and his temple.
  • Job 18:17 : 17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
  • Job 27:23 : 23 It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.
  • Jer 17:13 : 13 You are the one in whom Israel may find hope. All who leave you will suffer shame. Those who turn away from you will be consigned to the netherworld. For they have rejected you, the LORD, the fountain of life.
  • Ps 109:15 : 15 May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 10:30-32
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    73%

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 12:7
    73%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Ps 112:6
    73%

    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Job 18:17
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    17His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.

  • Prov 11:10-11
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    10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

    11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 12:21
    71%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 10:27-28
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    71%

    27Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the life span of the wicked will be shortened.

    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 13:9
    71%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Prov 10:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

    25When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

  • Eccl 7:15
    70%

    15Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

  • Prov 12:5
    70%

    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 13:6
    70%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 28:28
    70%

    28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Prov 3:33
    70%

    33The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

  • Eccl 8:10
    70%

    10Contradictions to the Law of Retribution Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Prov 13:22
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    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 20:7
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    7The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

  • Eccl 7:1
    70%

    1Life is Brief and Death is Certain! A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

  • Isa 3:10
    70%

    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

  • Eccl 8:13
    69%

    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

  • Prov 10:20
    69%

    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Ps 1:6
    69%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 37:32
    69%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Prov 21:12
    69%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Ps 37:10
    69%

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Ps 37:30
    69%

    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 12:3
    69%

    3No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.

  • Prov 11:8
    69%

    8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.

  • Prov 29:7
    69%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 12:26
    69%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 107:42
    69%

    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.