Verse Comparison: Proverbs 10:7
American Standard Version
The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Amplified® Bible
The memory of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Contemporary English Version
Good people are remembered long after they are gone, but the wicked are soon forgotten.
Darby English Version
The memory of the righteous [man] shall be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Good News Bible
Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but the wicked will soon be forgotten.
King James Version
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
New American Standard Bible
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
New International Version
The memory of the righteous will be a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
New King James Version
The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The memory of the righteous remains a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot.
Revised Standard Version
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Young's Literal Translation
The remembrance of the righteous `is' for a blessing, And the name of the wicked doth rot.