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Proverbs 12:6
6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Proverbs 12:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
- New International Version (NIV)The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Context of Proverbs 12:6
4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones. 5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. 7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand. 8A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:6 word by word
דִּבְרֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֱרָב־דָּ֑ם וּפִ֥י יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:6
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.
- Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave.
- Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
- Esther 4:7and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.
- Esther 7:4For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:6
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6Verse 6 Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. The words--or, "expressed designs" of the wicked are for evil purposes. the mouth--or, "words" of the righteous delivering instead of ensnaring men.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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