Proverbs 10:6
in Proverbs 10Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
KJV
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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This verse in Proverbs 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseViolence 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.
This site's exposition
Blessings are on the head of the righteous
on Proverbs 10:6-10
This cluster turns on standing and reception: “Blessings are on the head of the righteous,” and “the name of the wicked will rot”. Verse 8 sets the rule the rest of the chapter assumes: “A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin”.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the righteous, etc. The righteous will be told in judgment: Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom (Matt. 25). The mouths of the wicked, which served for revelry, drunkenness, and evil gossip, will …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Blessings are upon the head of the just,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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 (Ps 5:9;
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Covereth ... - 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 Lev 13:45; Mic 3:7 or the condemned criminal Est 7:8, whose “face is covered.”
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּ֭רָכוֹת | berakhot | blessings | H1293 → | 69 times |
| לְרֹ֣אשׁ | lerosh | [belong] to [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| צַדִּ֑יק | tzadik | [the] righteous | H6662 → | 206 times |
| וּפִ֥י | ufi | and [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים | reshaim | wicked [people] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| יְכַסֶּ֥ה | yekhaseh | it conceals | H3680 → | 152 times |
| חָמָֽס׃ | chamas | violence | H2555 → | 60 times |
בְּ֭רָכוֹתblessings
berakhotH1293 →69 times
לְרֹ֣אשׁ[belong] to [the] head of
leroshH7218 →599 times
צַדִּ֑יק[the] righteous
tzadikH6662 →206 times
וּפִ֥יand [the] mouth of
ufiH6310 →498 times
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםwicked [people]
reshaimH7563 →263 times
יְכַסֶּ֥הit conceals
yekhasehH3680 →152 times
חָמָֽס׃violence
chamasH2555 →60 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:
it leads to
- Zechariah 1:6
But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according…
- Deuteronomy 28:15
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
- 1 Timothy 4:8
For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
- Zechariah 1:6
Through
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
it leads to
- Luke 16:10–12
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Proverbs 13:11
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
- Luke 16:10–12
Through
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
it leads to
- Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Proverbs 10:20–21
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
- Proverbs 13:14
Where this verse is studied
About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.