Proverbs 12:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.”
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“An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In transgression of the lips <FI>is<Fi> the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 12:13 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 48:16the 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 4:9But 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,
- 1 Kings 2:23Then 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.
- Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
- Psalms 34:20He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
- Psalms 59:13Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
- Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Proverbs 6:2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
- Proverbs 10:8A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
- Proverbs 11:8The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
- Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 21:23He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
- Daniel 6:24At 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 them and crushed all their bones.
- Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
- Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
- 2 Peter 2:9if 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.
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