Reputation Repercussion

"If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bare it" (Proverbs 9:12). "The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot" (Proverbs 10:7).

There is a consequence for scorn
That many in the past have borne.
The reputation of their name,
With ignominy, grows in shame.

But memories are surely blessed
Of names that even now attest
That God is faithful, Whom we trust:
This is the memory of the just.