Proverbs 12:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 – if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,
  • Prov 21:23 : 23 The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
  • Prov 11:8 : 8 A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging. 7 The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
  • Prov 6:2 : 2 if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 the Angel who has protected me from all harm– bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
  • 2 Sam 4:9 : 9 David replied to Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite,“As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered my life from all adversity,
  • 1 Kgs 2:23 : 23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.
  • Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 In reply all the people said,“Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
  • Rom 8:35-37 : 35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,“For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 The king gave another order, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den– they, their children, and their wives. They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

  • Prov 12:5-7
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    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

    6The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 11:8-9
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    8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.

    9With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 12:21-22
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous are taken in the place of the upright.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the treacherous desire the fruit of violence.

    3The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

  • Prov 6:2
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    2if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Ps 37:12
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    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Job 18:10
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    10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • Isa 29:21
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    21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

  • Prov 18:7
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    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

  • Prov 17:4
    72%

    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 16:27
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    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Ps 37:30
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    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

  • Job 18:8
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    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 15:28
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    28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

  • Prov 24:16
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    16Indeed a righteous person will fall seven times, and then get up again, but the guilty will collapse in calamity.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

  • Eccl 10:12
    71%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

  • Prov 2:12
    71%

    12to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

  • Prov 16:13
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    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.