Proverbs 12:13
In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
Young's Literal Translation
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 hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:9And David answereth Rechab and Baanah his brother, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and saith to them, 'Jehovah liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Psalms 5:6Thou destroyest those speaking lies, A man of blood and deceit Jehovah doth abominate.
Psalms 34:20He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.
Psalms 64:8And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.
Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth 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 →