Proverbs 12:13

For the sins of the lips draw ruin to the evil. But the just shall escape from distress.

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In The King James Version

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

In Context

12The desire of the impious is the fortification of what is most wicked. But the root of the just shall prosper.

14By the fruit of his own mouth, each one shall be filled with good things, and according to the works of his own hands, it will be distributed to him.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9But David, responding to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, said to them: “As the Lord lives who has rescued my soul from all distress,

Psalms 5:6And the malicious will not dwell close to you, nor will the unjust endure before your eyes.

Psalms 34:20For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me; and speaking with passion to the earth, they intended deceit.

Psalms 64:8You stir up the depths of the sea, the noise of its waves. The nations will be troubled,

Proverbs 10:8The wise of heart accept precepts. The foolish are cut down by the lips.

Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge. But the mouth of the senseless gushes with foolishness.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:13

12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. See here, 1. What is the care and aim of a wicked man; he would do mischief: He desires the net of evil men. "Oh that I were but as cunning as such a man, to make a hand of those I deal with, that I had but his art of over-reaching, that I could but take my revenge on one I have spite to as effectually as he can!" He desires the strong-hold, or fortress, of evil men (so some read it), to act securely in doing mischief, that… Read the whole commentary →

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