Proverbs 10:7 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 10:7 MSG (The Message)
A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
Proverbs 10:7 KJV (King James Version)
The memory of the just is blessed: But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 10:7 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:7 NCV (New Century Version)
Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but evil people will soon be forgotten.
Proverbs 10:7 ASV (American Standard Version)
The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 10:7 NIV (New International Version)
The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:7 NKJV (New King James Version)
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:7 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing, But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse]. [Ps 112:6; 9:5]
Proverbs 10:7 NLT (New Living Translation)
We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Proverbs 10:7 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The reputation of the righteous becomes a sweet memorial to him, while the wicked life only leaves a rotten stench.
Proverbs 10:7 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.