“Vena vitæ os justi, et os impiorum operit iniquitatem.”
“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”
“The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.”
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”
Life. Or a never-failing spring, fons perennis, as we should speak in Latin, chap. xiii. 14., and Apocalypse vii. 17.
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. 2. The mouth of the wicked covered with violence. Their mouths shall be stopped with shame for the violence which they have done; they shall not have a word to say in excuse for themselves (Job 5 16); their breath shall be stopped with the violence that shall be done to them, when their violent dealings shall return on their heads, shall be returned to their teeth.