Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
†Blessings are vpon the head of the iust: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.
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- †Translator clarificationVerse 11.
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- Deuteronomy 28:2Rank 1 from verse 6
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- 2 Timothy 1:16–18Rank 6 from verse 6
16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
16The Lord giue mercie vnto the house of Onesiphorus, for hee oft refreshed mee, and was not ashamed of my chaine.
17But when he was in Rome, hee sought mee out very diligently, and found me.
18The Lord grant vnto him, that he may finde mercie of the Lord in that day: And in how many things hee ministred vnto mee at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
- Esther 7:8Rank 7 from verse 6
8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
8Then the king returned out of the palace garden, into the place of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the King, Will hee force the Queene also †before me in the house? As the word went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face.
- Proverbs 11:26Rank 8 from verse 6
- Psalms 107:42Rank 9 from verse 6
- Romans 3:19Rank 10 from verse 6
19Now 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.
19Now we know that what things soeuer the Law saith, it saith to them who are vnder the Law: that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world may become ‖guilty before God.
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Proverbs 10:6
Words or acts of blessing; expressions of divine favor; or benefits bestowed by God.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.
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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.
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10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
10:5Hee that gathereth in Summer, is a wise sonne: but hee that sleepeth in haruest, is a sonne that causeth shame.
10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
10:6†Blessings are vpon the head of the iust: but violence couereth the mouth of the wicked.
Selected passage10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
10:7*The memorie of the iust is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.