Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
In Context
5He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
7The memory of a righteous man is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Cross References
Esther 7:8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen upon the couch on which Esther was. Then the king said, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word we
Psalms 107:42The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 24:25But to those who rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:6
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Here is, 1. The just praise of those who improve their opportunities, who take pains to gather and increase what they have, both for soul and body, who provide for hereafter while provision is to be made, who gather in summer, which is gathering time. He who does so is a wise son, and it is his honour; he acts wisely for his parents, whom, if there be occasion, he ought to maintain, and he gives reputation to… Read the whole commentary →