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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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.
Context of Proverbs 12:6
4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. 5The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. 7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm. 8A person is praised according to their prudence, and one with a warped mind is despised.
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דִּבְרֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֱרָב־דָּ֑ם וּפִ֥י יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 12:6
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
- 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.
- Jeremiah 5:26“Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people.
- Micah 7:1What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.
- Acts 23:12The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Acts 25:3They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
- Esther 4:7Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.
- Esther 7:4For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing 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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