7The 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 memoryזֵ֣כֶרH2143Noun - masculine singular constructof the righteousצַ֭דִּיקH6662Adjective - masculine singularis a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הH1293Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularbut the nameוְשֵׁ֖םH8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralwill rotיִרְקָֽב׃H7537Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular