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 the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.
Proverbs 24:25
But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
Deuteronomy 28:2
All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God:
Job 29:13
the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice;
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
Violence
Proverbs 10:11
The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
Esther 7:8
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.
Psalm 107:42
When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his 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 may be held accountable to God.