Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
Majority Standard Bible
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 desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalms 34:20He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken.
Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Proverbs 10:8A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts 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 →