New King James Version
Proverbs 10:6
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The godly are showered with blessings; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
Context of Proverbs 10:6
4He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 7The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. 8The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:6 word by word
בְּ֭רָכוֹת לְרֹ֣אשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:6
- Proverbs 11:26The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
- Proverbs 24:25But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
- Job 29:13The blessing of a perishing man came upon me, And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
- 2 Timothy 1:16The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a well of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
- Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?” As the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Psalms 107:42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Violence covereth the mouth of the wicked - As blessings shall be on the head of the just, so the violence of the wicked shall cover their face with shame and confusion. Their own violent dealings shall be visited upon them. The mouth forsoth of unpitious men wickidnesse covereth. - Old MS. Bible. "The forehead of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous." - Coverdale.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Covereth - The meaning is perhaps, the violence which the wicked has done is as a bandage over his mouth, reducing him to a silence and shame, like that of the leper Leviticus 13:45; Micah 3:7 or the condemned criminal Esther 7:8, whose “face is covered.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 Abundance of blessings shall abide on good men; real blessings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Blessings--literally, "Praises." The last clause is better: "The mouth of the wicked covereth (or concealeth) violence (or mischievous devices)" to be executed in due time (Psa 5:9; 10:7; Ro 3:14), and hence has no praises (compare Pr 10:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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