The Just vs The Wicked – Part 2

Proverbs 10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 

The mouth of a righteous man produces blessing and life, but the mouth of sinners produces cursing and destruction (13:2-3; 1Pet. 3:10-11; Jas. 3:1-18). The control of the tongue is commanded by God (Jas. 1:26; 3:1-18). We have two eyes and two ears, suggesting we should see and hear more than we speak with the one tongue fenced with teeth.

Eighteenfold prosperity of the wicked: No bands (pangs) in death (Ps. 73:4). Their strength is firm. Not in trouble as other men (Ps. 73:5). Not plagued as other men. Pride compasses them about as a chain (or necklace, Ps. 73:6). Violence covers them as a garment.  Their eyes stand out with fatness (Ps. 73:7). They have more than their heart could wish. They are corrupt (Ps. 73:8). They speak wickedly about oppression. They speak loftily. Set their mouth against heaven – blaspheme God (Ps. 73:9). Their tongue walks through the earth – they find fault with everything. They cause men who have been converted from a life of covetousness to return to it, as in Psalms 73:2-3 (Ps. 73:10). Cause God’s people to covet the waters of a full cup (prosperity) to be wrung out to them. They say, How does God know (Ps. 73:11)? They say, Is there knowledge in the Most High to see these things? They increase in riches (Ps. 73:12).

‘Violence covers the mouth of the wicked.’ In Psalms 11:5 we read that the Lord’s soul hates the wicked and him that loves violence and in Psalms 140 we see David’s earnest prayer to be delivered and preserved from the evil violent man, thus giving us an example to believe that God will do the same for us if we adhere to the consecration laws as stated throughout Scripture (Ps. 1:1-6; 6:8; 26:4-5; Rom. 16:17; 1Cor. 5:9-13; 2Cor. 6:14 – 7:1; 2Tim. 3:2-5; 1Jn. 2Jn. 1:9-11 etc).