Bridges on Proverbs 10:6-7
 
 
Charles Bridges on Proverbs 10:6-7
 
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6.  Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 7.  The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
 
Is not affliction the lot of the just? (John 16:33. Acts 14:22. 2 Timothy 3:12.) Yet how abundantly is it compensated by the blessings that are upon his head (Chapter 28:20. Genesis 49:26) — blessings temporal (Deuteronomy 28:1-6. 1 Timothy 4:8) and spiritual (Isaiah 32:17); from man (Chapter 16:7. Job 29:11-13) and from God. (Psalm 3:8; 5:12. Isaiah 64:4, 5. Matthew 5:3-12.) His very memory is a blessing to his family and to the Church. (Psalm 112:6.) Fragrant is the “good report of the elders” immortalized in the Apostolic Book of Martyrs. (Hebrews 11:2.) Truly blessed is the memory of a godly parent (Chapter 31:28); of a faithful minister (Hebrews 13:7); of a righteous king (2 Chronicles 35:24, 25); of a public benefactor (2 Chronicles 24:6); of a self-denying Christian.†
No such honour belongs to the wicked. Often some outward stroke of violence covers their mouth (Psalm 107:42), and marks them for condemnation (Esther 7:8. Job 9:24), as they will all be so marked at the day of retribution. (Romans 3:19.) And even now their memory rots in corruption. (Job 18:17. Psalm 49:11, 12; 109:13. Ecclesiastes 8:10. Isaiah 65:15. Jeremiah 22:18, 19; 29:22, 23.) Contrast the memory of the “man after God's heart,” with that of “Jeroboam the son of Nebat” (1 Kings 11:26; 14:14-16. 2 Kings 14:3); or in later times, Ridley and Latimer with the name of their wicked persecutors. Such is the blessing and curse of God, long after the men had passed into eternity. ‘Thou mayest choose’ — said godly Bishop Pilkington — ‘whether thou wilt be remembered to thy praise or to thy shame.’†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John 16:33
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
 
Acts 14:22
22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
 
2 Timothy 3:12
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
 
 
Proverbs 28:20
20 ¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
 
Genesis 49:26
26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
 
 
Deuteronomy 28:1-6
1 ¶ And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. {store: or, dough, or, kneadingtroughs} 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
 
1 Timothy 4:8
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. {little: or, for a little time}
 
 
Isaiah 32:17
17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
 
 
Proverbs 16:7
7 ¶ When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
 
Job 29:11-13
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
 
 
Psalm 3:8
8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
 
Psalm 5:12
12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. {compass: Heb. crown}
 
Isaiah 64:4, 5
4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. {seen...: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc} 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
 
Matthew 5:3-12
3 ¶ Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. {falsely: Gr. lying} 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
 
 
Psalm 112:6
6 ¶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
 
 
Hebrews 11:2.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
 
 
Proverbs 31:28
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
 
 
Hebrews 13:7
7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. {have the rule: or, are the guides}
 
 
2 Chronicles 35:24, 25
24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. {in one...: or, among the sepulchres} 25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
 
 
2 Chronicles 24:6
6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
 
 
Footnote:
Mark 14:9. ‘No spices can so embalm a man; no monument can so preserve his name and memory, as a pious conversation, whereby God hath been honoured, and man benefited. The fame of such a person is, in the best judgments, far more precious and truly glorious, than is the fame of those, who have excelled in any other deeds or qualities.’ — Barrow's Sermons.
 
 
Mark 14:9
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
 
 
Psalm 107:42
42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
 
 
Esther 7:8
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. {before me: Heb. with me}
 
Job 9:24
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
 
 
Romans 3:19
19 ¶ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. {guilty...: or, subject to the judgment of God}
 
 
Job 18:17.
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
 
Psalm 49:11, 12
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. {all...: Heb. generation and generation} 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 
Psalm 109:13
13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
 
Ecclesiastes 8:10
10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
 
Isaiah 65:15
15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
 
Jeremiah 22:18, 19
18 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! 19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
 
Jeremiah 29:22, 23
22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; 23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Kings 11:26
26 ¶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
 
1 Kings 14:14-16
14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. 15 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger. 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
 
2 Kings 14:3
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
 
 
Footnote:
Works, Parker Society, p. 366.