Proverbs 10 · Verse 6

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:6, King James Version

Proverbs 10:6 in other translations

BSBBlessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
WEBBlessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
ASVBlessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
YLTBlessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
DARBYBlessings are upon the head of a righteous man; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
BBEBlessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
WebsterBlessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

What does Proverbs 10:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Violence 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Abundance of blessings shall abide on good men; real blessings.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 10:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotblessingsH1293
לְרֹ֣אשׁle.Rosh[belong] to [the] head ofH7218
צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dik[the] righteousH6662
וּפִ֥יu.Fiand [the] mouth ofH6310
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
יְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.Sehit concealsH3680
חָמָֽס\׃cha.MasviolenceH2555

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 10:6

  • Deuteronomy 28:2

    And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

  • Proverbs 28:20

    A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Proverbs 10:11

    The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Proverbs 24:25

    But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Job 29:13

    The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

  • Proverbs 11:26

    He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

  • Psalms 107:42

    The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  • 2 Timothy 1:16-18

    The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

  • Romans 3:19

    Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

  • Esther 7:8

    Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessings.
11:26; 24:25; 28:20; De 28:2; Job 29:13; 2Ti 1:16-18
violence.
11; Es 7:8; Ps 107:42; Ro 3:19

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Context

  • Proverbs 10:5

    He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Proverbs 10:6

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

  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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Proverbs 10:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bendiciones sobre la cabeza del justo: mas violencia cubrirá la boca de los impíos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il y a des bénédictions sur la tête du juste, mais la bouche des méchants couvre la violence.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dem Haupte des Gerechten werden Segnungen zuteil, aber den Mund der Gesetzlosen bedeckt Gewalttat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Benedictio Domini super caput justi; os autem impiorum operit iniquitas.