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Proverbs 10:6
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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 King James Version (NKJV)Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Context of Proverbs 10:6
4Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. 5He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. 8The wise in heart accept commands, but a babbling fool comes to ruin.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:6 word by word
בְּ֭רָכוֹת לְרֹ֣אשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:6
- Proverbs 11:26People curse anyone withholding grain, but blessing is on the head of one who dispenses it.
- Proverbs 24:25But for those who convict the guilty there will be delight— good blessing will come upon them.
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will have many blessings, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
- Deuteronomy 28:2Then all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you listen to the voice of Adonai your God:
- Job 29:13the blessing of the dying man came on me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Esther 7:8When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the same couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, “Will he also assault the queen while she is with me in the palace?” As soon as these words came out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Psalms 107:42The upright see it and are glad, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Torah says, it says to those within the Torah, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become accountable to 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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