Proverbs 10:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:6
    80%

    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Prov 14:32
    74%

    32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Prov 10:30-32
    3 verses
    73%

    30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

    31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

    32 The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

  • Prov 12:7
    73%

    7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Ps 112:6
    73%

    6 He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.

  • Job 18:17
    73%

    17 His memory is gone from the earth, and in the open country there is no knowledge of his name.

  • Prov 11:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

    11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

  • Prov 21:7
    72%

    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 10:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

    3 The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 112:10
    71%

    10 The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

  • Prov 12:21
    71%

    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Prov 10:11
    71%

    11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

  • Prov 10:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

    28 The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 13:9
    71%

    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 10:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24 The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

    25 When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

  • Eccl 7:15
    70%

    15 These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

  • Prov 12:5
    70%

    5 The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

  • Prov 14:19
    70%

    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 13:6
    70%

    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 28:28
    70%

    28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Prov 3:33
    70%

    33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

  • Eccl 8:10
    70%

    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.

  • Prov 11:31
    70%

    31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

  • Prov 13:22
    70%

    22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

  • Prov 11:23
    70%

    23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Prov 20:7
    70%

    7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

  • Prov 11:5
    70%

    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

  • Eccl 7:1
    70%

    1 A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.

  • Isa 3:10
    70%

    10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

  • Eccl 8:13
    69%

    13 But it will not be well for the evil-doer; he will not make his days long like a shade, because he has no fear before God.

  • Prov 10:20
    69%

    20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

  • Ps 1:6
    69%

    6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Ps 37:32
    69%

    32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

  • Prov 21:12
    69%

    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Ps 37:10
    69%

    10 For in a short time the evil-doer will be gone: you will go searching for his place, and it will not be there.

  • Ps 37:30
    69%

    30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

  • Prov 11:18
    69%

    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Prov 12:3
    69%

    3 No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

  • Prov 11:8
    69%

    8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Prov 29:7
    69%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 12:26
    69%

    26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Ps 107:42
    69%

    42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.