Proverbs 12:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

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  • Prov 14:3 : 3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
  • Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet go quickly to evil, and they take delight in the death of the upright; their thoughts are thoughts of sin; wasting and destruction are in their ways.
  • Jer 5:26 : 26 For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
  • 2 Sam 17:1-4 : 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David: 2 And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only: 3 And I will make all the people come back to you as a bride comes back to her husband: it is the life of only one man you are going after; so all the people will be at peace. 4 And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.
  • Esth 4:7-9 : 7 And Mordecai gave him an account of what had taken place, and of the amount of money which Haman had said he would put into the king's store for the destruction of the Jews. 8 And he gave him the copy of the order which had been given out in Shushan for their destruction, ordering him to let Esther see it, and to make it clear to her; and to say to her that she was to go in to the king, requesting his mercy, and making prayer for her people. 9 And Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said. 10 Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai: 11 It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only those to whom the king's rod of gold is stretched out may keep their lives: but I have not been sent for to come before the king these thirty days. 12 And they said these words to Mordecai. 13 Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews. 14 If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?
  • Esth 7:4-6 : 4 For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss. 5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart? 6 And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.
  • Prov 1:11-19 : 11 If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause; 12 Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death; 13 Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth; 14 Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag: 15 My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways: 16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life. 17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird: 18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves. 19 Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Mic 7:1-2 : 1 Sorrow is mine! for I am as when they have got in the summer fruits, like the last of the grapes: there is nothing for food, not even an early fig for my desire. 2 The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.
  • Acts 23:12 : 12 And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.
  • Acts 23:15 : 15 So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

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  • Prov 12:12-13
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    12 The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

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    11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

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    7 Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

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  • Prov 10:30-32
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    30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

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  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

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    10 Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28 The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

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    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

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    30 The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

  • Prov 11:8-9
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    8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

    9 With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

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    18 The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

  • Prov 2:12
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    12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

  • Ps 37:14
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    14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

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    12 The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Ps 5:6
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    6 You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18 And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

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    2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

  • Prov 8:7-8
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    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

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    17 Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

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    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

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    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

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    26 Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.

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    2 See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

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    21 They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

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    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

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    28 A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.

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    12 A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

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    20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

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    15 Their feet are quick in running after blood;

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    3 In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

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    11 Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.

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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Jer 5:26
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    26 For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

  • Prov 1:16
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    16 For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

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    12 For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.