Proverbs 10:6
The blessing of the Lord is on the head of the just. But iniquity covers the mouth of the impious.
Catholic Public Domain 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 the harvest is a wise son. But he who snores in warm weather is a son of confusion.
7The remembrance of the just is with praises. And the name of the impious shall decay.
Cross References
Esther 7:8When the king returned from the arboretum of the garden and entered into the place of the feast, he found Haman collapsed on the couch on which Esther lay, and he said, “And now he wishes to oppress the queen, in my presence, in my house!” The word had not yet gone out of the king’s mouth, and immediately they covered his face.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
Proverbs 24:25Those who argue against the impious shall be praised, and a blessing shall come upon them.
Isaiah 3:10Tell the just man that it is well, for he shall eat from the fruit from his own plans.
2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord have mercy on the house of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me, and he has not been ashamed of my chains.
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 →