A moment in scripture
Proverbs 10:7
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The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
- Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
- Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
- Proverbs 10:9
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.