Proverbs 10:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:
  • 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains; 17 But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me 18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.
  • Prov 11:26 : 26 He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.
  • Prov 24:25 : 25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
  • Deut 28:2 : 2 And all these blessings will come on you and overtake you, if your ears are open to the voice of the Lord your God.
  • Esth 7:8 : 8 Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
  • Ps 107:42 : 42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:11-12
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    11The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

    12Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

  • Prov 10:7
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    7The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

  • Prov 10:30-32
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    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

    31The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

  • Prov 11:10-11
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    77%

    10When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

    11By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

    6The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

  • Ps 7:16
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    16His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

  • Prov 3:33
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    33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

  • Prov 16:10
    72%

    10Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

  • Prov 10:20
    72%

    20The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Ps 31:18
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    18Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Ps 107:42
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    42The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

  • Prov 16:31
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    31The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

  • Prov 24:24-25
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    24He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

    25But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29The evil-doer makes his face hard, but as for the upright, he gives thought to his way.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.