Proverbs 10:6
Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, 1 but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 tzaddik is as bracha, 1 but the shem resha'im shall rot. 1
Cross References
Esther 7:8Then HaMelech returned out of the palace garden into the Bais Mishteh HaYayin, and Haman was fallen upon the mittah (couch), + 7:8 See 1:6 mittot, couches whereon Ester was. Then said HaMelech, Will he ravish HaMalkah also before me in the bais? As the davar (word) went out of the mouth of HaMelech, they covered Hamanʼs face.
Psalms 107:42The yesharim (upright ones) shall see it, and rejoice with simchah; 1 and all iniquity shall shut its mouth. 1
Proverbs 10:11The peh (mouth) of a tzaddik is a Makor Chayyim, 1 but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im. 1
Proverbs 24:25But to them that rebuke the wicked, it is well, 1 and birkat tov shall come upon them. 1
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the tzaddik, that it shall be tov with him; 1 for they shall eat the p'ri of their deeds. 1
2 Timothy 1:16May Hashem grant rachamim to the bais of Onesiphorus, because often he refreshed me and he was not ashamed of my sharsherot.
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 →