Proverbs 12:13

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Pet 2:9 : 9 the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
  • Prov 21:23 : 23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
  • Prov 11:8 : 8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
  • Prov 18:6-7 : 6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  • Prov 6:2 : 2 You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
  • 2 Sam 4:9 : 9 David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
  • 1 Kgs 2:23 : 23 Then king Solomon swore by Yahweh, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
  • Eccl 7:18 : 18 It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don't withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 All the people answered, "May his blood be on us, and on our children!"
  • Rom 8:35-37 : 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter." 37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
  • Dan 6:24 : 24 The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.

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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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    8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

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    5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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    31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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    21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5 A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

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    18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

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    14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man's hands shall be rewarded to him.

  • Prov 13:2-3
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    2 By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.

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    2 You are trapped by the words of your mouth. You are ensnared with the words of your mouth.

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    11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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    12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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    10 A noose is hidden for him in the ground, a trap for him in the way.

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    13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21 who cause a person to be indicted by a word, and lay a snare for the arbiter in the gate, and who deprive the innocent of justice with false testimony.

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    7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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    4 An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

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    27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

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    20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

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    30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

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    6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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    7 For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

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    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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