Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
In Context
7The memoriall of the iust shalbe blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rotte.
Cross References
Esther 7:8And when the King came againe out of the palace garden, into the house where they dranke wine, Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Ester sate! therefore the King sayd, Will he force the Queene also before me in the house? As the worde went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face.
Psalms 107:42The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 24:25But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye, Surely it shalbe well with the iust: for they shall eate the fruite of their workes.
2 Timothy 1:16The Lord giue mercie vnto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chaine,
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 →