Proverbs 10:7 
Context| NET © | The memory 1 of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation 2 of the wicked will rot. 3 |
| NIV © | The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| NASB © | The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. |
| NLT © | We all have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away. |
| MSG © | A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench. |
| BBE © | The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust. |
| NRSV © | The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
| NKJV © | The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. |
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| NET © | The memory 1 of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation 2 of the wicked will rot. 3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn “Memory” (זֵכֶר, zekher) and “name” are often paired as synonyms. “Memory” in this sense has to do with reputation, fame. One’s reputation will be good or bad by righteousness or wickedness respectively. 2 tn Heb “name.” The term “name” often functions as a metonymy of association for reputation (BDB 1028 s.v. שֵׁם 2.b). 3 tn The editors of BHS suggest a reading “will be cursed” to make a better parallelism, but the reading of the MT is more striking as a metaphor. sn To say the wicked’s name will rot means that the name will be obliterated from memory (Exod 17:14; Deut 25:19), leaving only a bad memory for a while. |
