Proverbs 12:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.”
Read Proverbs 12:6 in the flow of Proverbs12 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs12 to see the surrounding context.
“The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The words of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> : `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 12:6 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Esther 4:7and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.
- Esther 7:4For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 14:3The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
- Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Acts 23:15Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
- Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
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