Proverbs 12:13
By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
12A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9Then David responded to Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them,—By the life of Yahweh, who hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Psalms 5:6Thou wilt destroy them who speak falsehood,—The man of bloodshed and of deceit, Yahweh abhorreth.
Psalms 34:20Keeping all his bones, Not, one from among them, is broken.
Psalms 64:8When they were to have ruined another, their tongue smote themselves, All who observe them take flight.
Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart, will accept commandments, but, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust away.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise, adorneth knowledge,—but, the mouth of dullards, belcheth out 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 →