(A)The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

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The (A)mentioning of the righteous is a blessing,
But (B)the name of the wicked will rot.

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The [a]memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing,
But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:7 Lit mention. In Jewish tradition, “memory” is not just a recollection but implies speaking of the one remembered.

The name of the righteous(A) is used in blessings,[a]
    but the name of the wicked(B) will rot.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:7 See Gen. 48:20.

The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a well of life,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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11 The (A)mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life and his words of wisdom are a source of blessing,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence and evil.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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