Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Violence
Bible References
Blessings
Proverbs 11:26 People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
Proverbs 24:25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.
and a generous blessing will come to them.
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will have many blessings,
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
Deuteronomy 28:2
All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
Job 29:13 The dying man blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
Violence
Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Esther 7:8
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the house of wine drinking, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered.
Psalm 107:42 The upright see it and rejoice,
and all injustice shuts its mouth.
and all injustice shuts its mouth.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.