Proverbs 12:13
The wicked falleth into the snare thorowe the malice of his owne mouth: but the iust shall escape out of all perill.
Bible (Bishops')
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 vngodly is a net of euyls: but the roote of the ryghteous bryngeth foorth fruite.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght: as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse.
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 →