6Blessings 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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Blessingsבְּ֭רָכוֹתH1293Noun - feminine pluralare on the headלְרֹ֣אשׁH7218Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularof the righteousצַדִּ֑יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularbut the mouthוּפִ֥יH6310Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralconcealsיְכַסֶּ֥הH3680Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularviolenceחָמָֽס׃H2555Noun - masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also in verse 11