Proverbs 10:6-7
Proverbs 10:6-7 The Message (MSG)
Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
Proverbs 10:6-7 King James Version (KJV)
Blessings are upon the head of the just: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. The memory of the just is blessed: But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 10:6-7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:6-7 New Century Version (NCV)
Good people will have rich blessings, but the wicked will be overwhelmed by violence. Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but evil people will soon be forgotten.
Proverbs 10:6-7 American Standard Version (ASV)
Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. The memory of the righteous is blessed; But the name of the wicked shall rot.
Proverbs 10:6-7 New International Version (NIV)
Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:6-7 New King James Version (NKJV)
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God], But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing, But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse]. [Ps 112:6; 9:5]
Proverbs 10:6-7 New Living Translation (NLT)
The godly are showered with blessings; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.