6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.


In Context

3 The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.

4 The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

5 He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

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

7 The memory of the just is with praises: and the name of the wicked shall rot.

8 The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

Proverbs 10:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:6Blessings are on the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.