Pro 10:7 | MHM | STEP | Weighty Sayings. This verse teaches about the different ways people are remembered after they die. While everyone, both righteous and wicked, will die and be buried, there is a big difference in how they are remembered. Good people leave behind a reputation that is praised and valued, while wicked people are forgotten or spoken of with shame. Our actions in life shape how others will remember us. v. 7 : “The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot” . Good people are remembered with honor and gratitude. Their lives are like a sweet fragrance, and people thank God for them even after they are gone (Ecclesiastes 7:1; Psalm 112:3, 6, 9 ; Hebrews 11:2 ). But the wicked will be forgotten or remembered with disgust. Their names do not last, and people do not want to talk about them except to warn others.

‏ Proverbs 10:7

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This verse teaches about the different ways people are remembered after they die. While everyone, both righteous and wicked, will die and be buried, there is a big difference in how they are remembered. Good people leave behind a reputation that is praised and valued, while wicked people are forgotten or spoken of with shame. Our actions in life shape how others will remember us.

v. 7: “The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot” . Good people are remembered with honor and gratitude. Their lives are like a sweet fragrance, and people thank God for them even after they are gone (Ecclesiastes 7:1; Psalm 112:3, 6, 9 ^a; Hebrews 11:2 ^b). But the wicked will be forgotten or remembered with disgust. Their names do not last, and people do not want to talk about them except to warn others.