Proverbs 10:7-8 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
‘Blessed’ – Twenty-three blessed classes: Those who live godly (Ps. 1:1; 106:3; Isa. 56:2). Put their trust in God (Ps. 2:12; 34:8; 40:4; 84:12). Have their sins forgiven (Ps. 32:1). Are free from imputed sin (Ps. 32:2). Respect not the proud (Ps. 40:4). Do not listen to lies (Ps. 40:4). Help the poor (Ps. 41:1). God fellowships with (Ps. 65:4). Live in God’s house (Ps. 84:4). Draw strength from God (Ps. 84:5). Know how to worship God (Ps. 89:15). Are chastened by God (Ps. 94:12). Fear God (Ps. 112:1; 128:1). Live undefiled lives (Ps. 119:1). Obey God’s Word (Ps. 119:2). Walk in wisdom (Pro. 8:32, 34). Hear wisdom (Pro. 8:34). The children of the just man who walks in his integrity (Pro. 20:7). The land under a godly king (Eccl. 10:17). The nation whose God is the Lord (Ps. 33:12). Those who wait upon God (Isa. 30:18). Those who work the land in the Millennium (Isa. 32:20). Those who live through the tribulation (Dan. 12:12).
Also translated “happy” in Deuteronomy 33:29; 1Kings 10:8; 2Chronicles 9:7; Job 5:17; Psalms 127:5; 128:2; 137:8-9; 144:15; 146:5 and Proverbs 3:13; 14:21; 16:20; 28:14; 29:18.
‘The name of the wicked shall rot.’ The name of the wicked is putrid. Four examples of bitter remembrance: Balaam (2Pet. 2:15; Jude 1:11; Rev. 2:14). Ahaz (2Chr. 28:22). Athaliah (2Chr. 24:7). Herod (Acts 12:22-23; cp. Ps. 9:16).
To be continued…
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