Proverbs 10:6

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Summary

Proverbs 10:6

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

Blessings

Violence

Bible References

Blessings

He who withholds grain, the people will curse him,
But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

But to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.

A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God:

“The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my

chains;

Violence

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

The upright see it and are glad;
But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;