Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Note The wicked…: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips
- Heb. snareof the wicked is in the transgression of lips.
- Proverbs 6:2; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 18:6, 7; 1 Kings 2:23; Psalm 5:6; Psalm 64:8; Daniel 6:24; Matthew 27:25
- but
- Proverbs 11:8; Genesis 48:16; 2 Samuel 4:9; Psalm 34:19; Ecclesiastes 7:18; Romans 8:35–37; 2 Peter 2:9