Proverbs 12:13
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
Darby Translation
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 wicked desireth the net of evil [men]; but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9Then David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, [As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.
Psalms 34:20He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.
Psalms 64:8By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.
Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.
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 →