Proverbs 10:6

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Proverbs 10:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

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

7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

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Proverbs 11:26

The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

Proverbs 24:25

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:

Job 29:13

The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

2 Timothy 1:16

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.

2 Timothy 1:17

Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.

2 Timothy 1:18

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Esther 7:8

Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Psalms 107:42

The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

Romans 3:19

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 held accountable to God.