Proverbs 10:6
The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
In Context
7The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.
Cross References
Esther 7:8And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king's mouth, and immediately they covered his face.
Psalms 107:42The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
Proverbs 24:25They that rebuke him, shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
2 Timothy 1:16The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: because he hath often refreshed me, and hath not been 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 →