Proverbs 10:6

In 11 translations

BSB

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also in verse 11

KJV

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

WEB

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

ASV

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

LSV

Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

YLT

Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

DBY

Blessings are upon the head of a righteous [man]; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

DRC

The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

GNV

Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.

JPS

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.

LXXE

The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.

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Original-language editions

WLC

בְּ֭רָכוֹת לְרֹ֣אשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְכַסֶּ֥ה חָמָֽס׃

LXX-Br

Εὐλογία Κυρίου ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν δικαίου, στόμα δὲ ἀσεβῶν καλύψει πένθος ἄωρον.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:
• Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
• Proverbs 24:25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
• Proverbs 11:26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
• Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
• Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
• Esther 7:8Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As…
• 2 Timothy 1:16–18May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains. Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me. May the Lord grant…

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