Verse 13

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

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.