Verse 7

The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 112:6 : 6 He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.
  • Ps 109:13 : 13 Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.
  • Mark 14:9 : 9 And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.
  • Luke 1:48 : 48 For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.
  • Ps 9:5-6 : 5 You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever. 6 You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.
  • Eccl 8:10 : 10 And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.
  • 2 Kgs 19:34 : 34 For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.
  • 2 Chr 24:16 : 16 And they put him into his last resting-place in the town of David, among the kings, because he had done good in Israel for God and for his house.
  • Job 18:17 : 17 His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.
  • Job 27:23 : 23 Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.
  • Jer 17:13 : 13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
  • Ps 109:15 : 15 Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.