Proverbs 10:6

Modern

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Traditional

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Literal

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, and the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Latin

Benedictio Domini super caput justi; os autem impiorum operit iniquitas.

Hebrew

English

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Theme notes and profiles

Deuteronomy 28:2
And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Job 29:13
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 24:25
…but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
Psalm 107:42
The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
2 Timothy 1:16–18
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
Proverbs 11:26
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Esther 7:8
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.