6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6)Here is, 1. The head of the just crowned with blessings , with the blessings both of God and man. Variety of blessings, abundance of blessings, shall descend from above, and visibly abide on the head of good men, real blessings; they shall not only be spoken well of, but done well to. Blessings shall be on their head as a coronet to adorn and dignify them and as a helmet to protect and secure them…
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