Proverbs 12:13
בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּֽיק ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
12חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצוֹד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן ׃
14מִפְּרִי פִי ־ אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע ־ טוֹב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי ־ אָדָם ישוב לֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9וַיַּעַן דָּוִד אֶת ־ רֵכָב ׀ וְאֶת ־ בַּעֲנָה אָחִיו בְּנֵי רִמּוֹן הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם חַי ־ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר ־ פָּדָה אֶת ־ נַפְשִׁי מִכָּל ־ צָרָֽה ׃
Psalms 5:6לֹֽא ־ יִתְיַצְּבוּ הֽוֹלְלִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינֶיךָ שָׂנֵאתָ כָּל ־ פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן ׃
Psalms 34:20רַבּוֹת רָעוֹת צַדִּיק וּמִכֻּלָּם יַצִּילֶנּוּ יְהוָֽה ׃
Psalms 64:8וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאוֹם הָיוּ מַכּוֹתָֽם ׃
Proverbs 10:8חֲכַם ־ לֵב יִקַּח מִצְוֺת וֶאֱוִיל שְׂפָתַיִם יִלָּבֵֽט ׃
Proverbs 15:2לְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים תֵּיטִיב דָּעַת וּפִי כְסִילִים יַבִּיעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת ׃
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 →