6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:6
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 6
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Original words
Blessings בְּ֭רָכוֹת H1293 Noun - feminine plural are on the head לְרֹ֣אשׁ H7218 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular of the righteous צַדִּ֑יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular but the mouth וּפִ֥י H6310 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural conceals יְכַסֶּ֥ה H3680 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular violence חָמָֽס׃ H2555 Noun - masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also in verse 11