Proverbs 10:6 Go deeper

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. (KJV)

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בְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotblessings

Lemma: בְּרָכָה (be.ra.khah) · Strong's: H1293

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: blessing

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:35, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 27:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1293; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 1

לְרֹ֣אשׁle.Rosh[belong] to [the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 2

צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dik[the] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 3

וּפִ֥יu.Fiand [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 4

רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 5

יְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.Sehit conceals

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 6

חָמָֽס\׃cha.Masviolence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Proverbs 10:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Blessings	→	בְּרָכָה H1293 blessing
are on the head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
but the mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
conceals	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
violence	→	חָמָס H2555 violence

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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