Violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. — Curses and deeds of violence have proceeded from his mouth, but God frustrates them, they “return unto him void” (Isaiah 55:11), and, as it were, stop his mouth, reducing him to silence.
Verse Proverbs 10:6. _VIOLENCE COVERETH THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED._] As _blessings shall be on the head of the just_, so the _violence of_ _the wicked shall cover their face_ with shame and confusion....
COVERETH ... - The meaning is perhaps, the violence which the wicked has done is as a bandage over his mouth, reducing him to a silence and shame, like that of the leper Leviticus 13:45; Micah 3:7 or...
II. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON: CHAPTER S 10--19:19 Beginning with the tenth chapter we have the collection of proverbs given by inspiration through Solomon. In this section the personal address, “My son...
PROVERBS 10:2 (_cf._ Psalms 3:7). RIGHTEOUSNESS: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the wicked. T...
BLESSINGS: not simply good things, but good things bestowed by another. HEAD. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part), App-6, for the whole person. THE JUST. a just one. VIOLENCE, &C.: or, t...
_violence covereth_&c. This, which is the rendering both of A.V. and R.V. text, is to be preferred to the rendering of R.V. marg., "_the mouth of the wicked covereth violence_," i.e. in what he says t...
BUT VIOLENCE COVERETH THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED— _But his own cruel violence shall cover the mouth of the wicked._ That is, "The curses, imprecations, and other violence which the wicked vomit forth, sh...
CHAPTER 10 TEXT Proverbs 10:1-11 1. The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 2. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But rig...
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. BLESSINGS ARE UPON THE HEAD OF THE JUST: BUT VIOLENCE COVERETH THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED - (cf. .) All pray for...
10:6 violence. (m-17) Or 'but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.'...
Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each other. The parallelism is one of contrast, or agreement, or explan...
God gives good things to the good man. God helps the man. God gives honour to the man. Other people respect the good man, because God is pleased with that man. The evil man is not like this. He hates...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 10 THE PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) OF SOLOMON (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 22:16) The second major section in the Book of Proverbs is...
בְּ֭רָכֹות לְ רֹ֣אשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וּ פִ֥י רְ֝שָׁע
CHAPTER 11 WEALTH "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 10:2 "O'er weening statesmen have full long relied On fleets and armies and external w...
THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED Proverbs 10:1-16 Wealth has its advantages, which are more than apparent. _The rich man's wealth is his strong city_, Proverbs 10:15; but the treasures which have been o...
Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly in the outworking of such in practical life. Seeing that this is indeed...
Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of (c) the wicked. (c) When their wickedness is discovered, they will be as dumb and not know what to say....
_Wicked. Or, as the Hebrew seems to indicate, "the wicked covereth iniquity, by an hypocritical exterior," (Calmet) or, "the injury" (Mont.[Montanus?]) done to another, ( chamas.; Haydock) "unseasonab...
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Bless...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
BLESSINGS [ARE] UPON THE HEAD OF THE JUST,.... That seeks for righteousness, not by the works of the law, but by faith; that lives by faith upon the righteousness of Christ, and is justified by it, ma...
Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Ver. 6. _Blessings are upon the head._] Plentifully and conspicuously; they shall abound with blessings. Pro...
_Blessings are upon the head of the just_ All sorts of blessings are wished to them by men, and conferred upon them by God. _But violence _ Either, 1st, The fruit or punishment of their own violence:...
V. 6. BLESSINGS ARE UPON THE HEAD OF THE JUST, as a merciful reward of God's bounty and in acknowledgment of his righteous conduct in life; BUT VIOLENCE COVERETH THE MOUTH OF THE WICKED; although he h...
1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties. Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 10:3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer h...
BLESSINGS ARE UPON THE HEAD OF THE JUST; all sorts of blessings are wished to them by men, and conferred upon them by God. He saith, _upon_ their _head_, either to show that these blessings come from...
Proverbs 10:6 Blessings H1293 head H7218 righteous H6662 violence H2555 covers H3680 (H8762) mouth H6310 wicked H7563
A COLLECTION OF SOLOMON'S PROVERBS (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27). Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial...
A COLLECTION OF SOLOMON'S PROVERBS (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27). Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial...
THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 22:16). The proverbs in this section are now introduced by the brief subheading ‘The Proverbs Of Solomon'. Contrast ‘The sayings of Solomon, the Son...
SUBHEADING. Proverbs 10:1 ‘The Proverbs of Solomon.' Here we have the heading for this subsection. It is brief and to the point, for Solomon has already been more fully described in Proverbs 1:1. It...
CONTENTS: The blessedness of the ways of righteousness and the folly of the ways of wickedness. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: The head of the just man will be crowned with the blessings both...
Proverbs 10:1. _The Proverbs of Solomon._ The nine preseding Chapter s may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have had a...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 10:1 Proverbs 1:1 of Solomon. Here begins what may be called the “proverbs proper.” They are short, individual sayings, in contrast to the lon
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 10:6 Neither the BLESSINGS... ON THE HEAD OF THE RIGHTEOUS nor the VIOLENCE that is hidden by the MOUTH OF THE WICKED are necessarily obvious to an obse
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 10:6; Proverbs 10:11_ THE WAY TO PRESENT BLESSEDNESS AND FUTURE FAME We connect the first and last of these verses, because the latter clause in both is...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-22:16 PART III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS. VERSE 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with the words, "a wise son....
Now in chapter 10 we have individual proverbs. Most of these individual proverbs are in contrast, where they are contrasting the wise with the foolish, or the wicked with the righteous. Or the diligen...
2 Timothy 1:16; Deuteronomy 28:2; Esther 7:8; Job 29:13; Proverbs 1
Violence — Their own violence or injustice. This may be an allusion to the ancient custom of covering the mouths and faces of condemned malefactors....