Proverbs 12:13 “An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man e…”

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

World English Bible

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

American Standard Version

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Geneva Bible 1599

The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.

Darby Translation

In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.

Young's Literal Translation

In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

Bible in Basic English

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

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Cross references

“wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips”

Psalm 64:8 Proverbs 6:2 Daniel 6:24 Proverbs 15:2 1 Kings 2:23 Psalm 5:6

Psalm 64:8 · BSB

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

Proverbs 6:2 · BSB

if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Daniel 6:24 · BSB

At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered…

Proverbs 15:2 · BSB

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

1 Kings 2:23 · BSB

Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.

Psalm 5:6 · BSB

You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

“but”

Proverbs 11:8 Ecclesiastes 7:18 2 Peter 2:9 Genesis 48:16 2 Samuel 4:9 Psalm 34:19

Proverbs 11:8 · BSB

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

Ecclesiastes 7:18 · BSB

It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

2 Peter 2:9 · BSB

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

Genesis 48:16 · BSB

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

2 Samuel 4:9 · BSB

But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

Psalm 34:19 · BSB

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

Also

Proverbs 21:23

Proverbs 21:23 · BSB

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

Read Proverbs 12