Proverbs 10:6

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Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
  • 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment. 17 But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
  • Prov 11:26 : 26 People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.
  • Prov 24:25 : 25 But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.
  • Deut 28:2 : 2 All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the LORD your God:
  • Esth 7:8 : 8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed,“Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!”As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
  • Job 29:13 : 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;
  • Ps 107:42 : 42 When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:11-12
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    11The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

    12Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

  • Prov 10:7
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    7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

  • Prov 10:30-32
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    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 11:10-11
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    10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.

    11A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.

  • Prov 12:5-6
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    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

  • Ps 7:16
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    16He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

  • Prov 3:33
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    33The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Ps 107:42
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    42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

  • Prov 16:31
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    31Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

  • Prov 24:24-25
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    24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

    25But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Prov 10:24
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    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

  • Ps 11:5
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    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.