Proverbs 10:6 · KJV
“Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”
— Proverbs 10:6
He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
The memory of the just {is} blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 10 — Context
He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
6Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7The memory of the just {is} blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. {a prating...: Heb. a fool of lips} {fall: Heb. be beaten}
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:2
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Proverbs 24:25
But to them that rebuke {him} shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. {a good...: Heb. a blessing of good}
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous {man is} a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
Psalms 107:42
The righteous shall see {it}, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. {guilty...: or, subject to the judgment of God}