Proverbs 10:6
Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Cross References
Esther 7:8When, the king, returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine, Haman, was lying prostrate upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he, even dare to force the queen, while I am in the house? No sooner had the word gone forth out of the mouth of the king, than, the face of Haman, they had covered.
Psalms 107:42The upright seeth and is glad, And, all perverseness, hath closed her mouth.
Proverbs 10:11A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.
Proverbs 24:25But, to reprovers, one should be pleasant, and, upon them, should come an excellent blessing:
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous It is well! For the fruit of their doings, shall they eat:
2 Timothy 1:16The Lord grant mercy unto the house, of Onesiphorus, in that, ofttimes, hath he refreshed me, and, as regardeth my chain, hath not been put to shame,
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 →