Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Webster 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
12The wicked desireth the net of evil men : but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit .
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 5:6Thou shalt destroy them that speak falsehood: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Psalms 34:20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
Psalms 64:8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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 →