Proverbs 10:7

Proverbs 10:7 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7The name of the righteous is used in blessings,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

7The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing,

But the name of the wicked will rot.

7The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing,

But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse]. [Ps 112:6; 9:5]

7The memory of the righteous is a blessing,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

7The memory of the righteous is blessed;

But the name of the wicked shall rot.

7The memoriall of the iust shalbe blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rotte.

7The memory of the righteous is blessed,

but the name of the wicked will rot.

7The names of those who do right are used in blessings.

But the names of those who do wrong will rot.

7It is a pleasure to remember righteous people.

But when wicked people die, people soon forget their name.

7The remembrance of the righteous [is] for a blessing, || And the name of the wicked rots.