Proverbs 12:13
The rah is ensnared by the peysha (transgression) of his sfatayim (lips), 1 but the tzaddik shall escape from tzoros. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And Dovid answered Rechav and Ba'anah achiv, the Bnei Rimmon HaBe'eroti, and said unto them, As Hashem liveth, who hath padah (ransomed, redeemed) my nefesh out of kol tzarah,
Psalms 5:6The holelim (arrogant) shall not stand in Thy sight; 1 Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 1
Psalms 34:20Many are the afflictions of the tzaddik; 1 but Hashem delivereth him out of them all. 1
Psalms 64:8But Elohim shall shoot at them with a khetz (arrow); 1 pitom (suddenly) shall their wounds be. 1
Proverbs 10:8The chacham lev will receive mitzvot, 1 but one with foolish sfatayim (lips) shall be thrust down. 1
Proverbs 15:2The lashon of chachamim useth da'as aright, 1 but the peh (mouth) of kesilim (fools) poureth out folly. 1
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 →