Proverbs 10:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁶ Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the just: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Common English Bible

⁶ Blessings cover the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ The blessing of the Lord is on the head of the just. But iniquity covers the mouth of the impious.

Proverbs 10:6 Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:2

all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God:

Proverbs 28:20

The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 24:25

but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Job 29:13

The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Proverbs 11:26

The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.

Psalm 107:42

The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness stops its mouth.

Esther 7:8

When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman had thrown himself on the couch where Esther was reclining, and the king said, “Will he even violate the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the words left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman’s face.

Proverbs 10:5

A child who gathers in summer is prudent, but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.

Obadiah 1:10

For the slaughter and violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.

Proverbs 3:33

The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the abode of the righteous.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the innocent how fortunate they are, for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.