The memory
2143 {2143} Primeזֵכֶרzeker{zay'-ker}
From H2142; a memento, abstractly recollection (rarely if ever); by implication commemoration.
of the just
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[ is] blessed:
1293 {1293} PrimeבְּרָכָהB@rakah{ber-aw-kaw'}
From H1288; benediction; by implication prosperity.
but the name
8034 {8034} Primeשֵׁםshem{shame}
A primitive word (perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064); an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.
of the wicked
7563 {7563} Primeרָשָׁעrasha`{raw-shaw'}
From H7561; morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person.
shall rot.
7537 {7537} Primeרָקַבraqab{raw-kab'}
A primitive root; to decay (as by worm eating).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885 |
Proverbs 10:7
_ _ blessed — literally, “for a blessing,” or praise.
_ _ shall rot — literally, “be worm-eaten,” useless and disgusting. |
Proverbs 10:7
_ _ Both the just and the wicked, when their days are fulfilled, must die. Between their bodies in the grave thee is no visible difference; between the souls of the one and the other, in the world of spirits, thee is a vast difference, and so there is, or ought to be, between their memories, which survive them.
_ _ I. Good men are and ought to be well spoken of when they are gone; it is one of the blessings that comes upon the head of the just, even when their head is laid. Blessed men leave behind them blessed memories. 1. It is part of the dignity of the saints, especially those who excel in virtue and are eminently useful, that they are remembered with respect when they are dead. Their good name, their name with good men, for good things, is then in a special manner as precious ointment, Ecclesiastes 7:1. Those that honour God he will thus honour, Psalms 112:3, Psalms 112:6, Psalms 112:9. The elders by faith obtained a good report (Hebrews 11:2), and, being dead, are yet spoken of. 2. It is part of the duty of the survivors: Let the memory of the just be blessed, so the Jews read it, and observe it as a precept, not naming an eminently just man that is dead without adding, Let his memory be blessed. We must delight in making an honourable mention of good men that are gone, bless God for them, and for his gifts and graces that appeared in them, and especially be followers of them in that which is good.
_ _ II. Bad men are and shall be forgotten, or spoken of with contempt. When their bodies are putrefying in the grave their names also shall rot. Either they shall not be preserved at all, but buried in oblivion (no good can be said of them, and therefore the greatest kindness that can be done them will be to say nothing of them), or they shall be loathsome, and mentioned with detestation, and that rule of honour, De mortuis nil nisi bonum — Say nothing to the disadvantage of the dead, will not protect them. Where the wickedness has been notorious, and cannot but be mentioned, it ought to be mentioned with abhorrence. |
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall (d) perish.
(d) Shall be vile and abhorred both by God and man, contrary to their own expectation, who think to make their name immortal. |
- memory:
1 Kings 11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
2 Kings 19:34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
2 Chronicles 24:16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
Psalms 112:6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
Mark 14:9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
Luke 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
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- the name:
Job 18:17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Job 27:23 [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Psalms 9:5-6 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. ... O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
Psalms 109:13 Let his posterity be cut off; [and] in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Psalms 109:15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Ecclesiastes 8:10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.
Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
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