7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:7
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 7
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The memory זֵ֣כֶר H2143 Noun - masculine singular construct of the righteous צַ֭דִּיק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular is a blessing לִבְרָכָ֑ה H1293 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular but the name וְשֵׁ֖ם H8034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural will rot יִרְקָֽב׃ H7537 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular