Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
    but (A)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11

Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence

And all these blessings shall come upon you and (A)overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.

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All these blessings will come on you(A) and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich (A)will not go unpunished.

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.

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11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,(A)
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.(B)

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16 May the Lord grant mercy to (A)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often (B)refreshed me and was not ashamed of (C)my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome (D)he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on (E)that day!—and you well know all the service he (F)rendered at Ephesus.

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16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,(A) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed(B) of my chains.(C) 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day!(D) You know very well in how many ways he helped me(E) in Ephesus.(F)

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19 Now we know that whatever (A)the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, (B)so that every mouth may be stopped, and (C)the whole world may be held accountable to God.

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19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(A) it says to those who are under the law,(B) so that every mouth may be silenced(C) and the whole world held accountable to God.(D)

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25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.

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25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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26 (A)The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but (B)a blessing is on the head of him who (C)sells it.

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26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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42 (A)The upright see it and are glad,
    and (B)all wickedness shuts its mouth.

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42 The upright see and rejoice,(A)
    but all the wicked shut their mouths.(B)

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13 (A)The blessing of him who was (B)about to perish came upon me,
    and I caused (C)the widow's heart to sing for joy.

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13 The one who was dying blessed me;(A)
    I made the widow’s(B) heart sing.

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And the king returned from (A)the palace garden to the place where they were drinking wine, as Haman was falling on (B)the couch where Esther was. And the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in my presence, in my own house?” As the word left the mouth of the king, they covered Haman's face.

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Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch(A) where Esther was reclining.(B)

The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”(C)

As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.(D)

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