Proverbs 12:13
For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snare; but a righteous man escapes from them. He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 desires of the ungodly are evil; but the roots of the godly are firmly set.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered and Rechab and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them, As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all affliction;
Psalms 5:6You will destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man. 1
Psalms 34:20For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in their anger. 1
Psalms 64:8The nations shall be troubled, and they that inhabit the ends of the earth shall be afraid of your signs; you will cause the outgoings of morning and evening to rejoice. 1
Proverbs 10:8A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise knows what is good: but the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.
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 →