Proverbs 12:13

An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, 1 but the righteous person escapes from trouble. 1

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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 person desires what evil men have stolen from others, 1 but the fruit of righteous people comes from themselves. 1

14From the fruit of his words a person is filled with good things, 1 just as the work of his hands rewards him. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; he said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who delivered my life from every trouble,

Psalms 5:6You will destroy liars; 1 Yahweh despises violent and deceitful men. 1

Psalms 34:20He keeps all his bones, 1 not one of them will be broken. 1

Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, since their own tongues are against them; 1 all who see them will wag their heads. 1

Proverbs 10:8Those who are sensible accept commands, 1 but a talkative fool will come to ruin. 1

Proverbs 15:2The tongue of wise people compliments knowledge, 1 but the mouth of fools pours 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 →

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