Proverbs 12:13

Proverbs 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
• New International Version (NIV)Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.

Context of Proverbs 12:13

11Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense. 12Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit. An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble. 14From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man's hand comes back to him. 15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.

Proverbs 12:13 word by word

בְּפֶ֣שַׁע שְׂ֭פָתַיִם מוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָ֑ע וַיֵּצֵ֖א מִצָּרָ֣ה צַדִּֽיק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• is snaredמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• by the transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588
• lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• but the justצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• shall come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:13

• Proverbs 6:2if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth,
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
• Proverbs 18:6A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
• 1 Kings 2:23Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, "God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life!
• Psalms 5:6You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
• Psalms 64:8They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.
• Daniel 6:24And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.
• Matthew 27:25And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"
• Proverbs 11:8The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
• Genesis 48:16the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
• 2 Samuel 4:9But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As the Lord lives, who has redeemed my life out of every adversity,
• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
• Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.
• Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
• 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips - A man who deals in lies and false oaths will sooner or later be found out to his own ruin. There is another proverb as true as this: A liar had need of a good memory; for as the truth is not in him, he says and unsays, and often contradicts himself.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 Many a man has paid dear in this world for the transgression of his lips.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. The wicked is snared, &c.--The sentiment expanded. While the wicked, such as liars, flatterers, &c., fall by their own words, the righteous are unhurt. Their good conduct makes friends, and God rewards them.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Sin
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

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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