Verse 7

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 112:6 : 6 For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.
  • Ps 109:13 : 13 May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!
  • Mark 14:9 : 9 I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  • Luke 1:48 : 48 because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,
  • Ps 9:5-6 : 5 You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them. 6 The enemy’s cities have been reduced to permanent ruins; you destroyed their cities; all memory of the enemies has perished.
  • Eccl 8:10 : 10 Contradictions to the Law of Retribution Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as my home.
  • 2 Kgs 19:34 : 34 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”
  • 2 Chr 24:16 : 16 He was buried in the City of David with the kings, because he had accomplished good in Israel and for God and his temple.
  • Job 18:17 : 17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
  • Job 27:23 : 23 It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.
  • Jer 17:13 : 13 You are the one in whom Israel may find hope. All who leave you will suffer shame. Those who turn away from you will be consigned to the netherworld. For they have rejected you, the LORD, the fountain of life.
  • Ps 109:15 : 15 May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!