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Proverbs 10:6–7

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Proverbs 10:6

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

Proverbs 10:7

7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Blessings

Words or acts of blessing; expressions of divine favor; or benefits bestowed by God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

head

The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

just

In a moral sense, upright; honest; having principles of rectitude; or conforming exactly to the laws, and to principles of rectitude in social conduct; equitable in the distribution of justice.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

mouth

The opening used for eating and speaking; also an opening, edge, command, or testimony by extension.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Proverbs 10:7

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

memory

The faculty or act of retaining and recalling; also the remembrance left of a person or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

just

In a moral sense, upright; honest; having principles of rectitude; or conforming exactly to the laws, and to principles of rectitude in social conduct; equitable in the distribution of justice.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

blessed

Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

name

A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

rot

To decay, putrefy, waste away, or lose soundness.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 6

  1. Deuteronomy 28:2
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  2. Proverbs 28:20
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  3. Job 29:13
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  4. Proverbs 10:11
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  5. Proverbs 24:25
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From verse 7

  1. Psalms 112:6
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  2. Luke 1:48
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  3. Mark 14:9
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  4. Psalms 109:13
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  5. 2 Chronicles 24:16
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