Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for men's blood; But the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
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In Context
5The purposes of the righteous are just; The designs of the wicked are deceitful.
7The wicked are overthrown, and are no more; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish pride is a scourge; But the lips of the wise preserve them.
Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men, Who lie on the watch like fowlers; They set a trap that they may catch men.
Acts 23:12And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 25:3asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:6
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Note, 1. The word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and judges them. We mistake if we imagine that thoughts are free. No, they are under the divine cognizance, and therefore under the divine command. 2. We ought to be observers of the thoughts and intents of our own hearts, and to judge of ourselves by them; for they are the first-born of the soul, that have most of its image undisguised. Right… Read the whole commentary →