New King James Version
Proverbs 12:6
6The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver 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 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
4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones. 5The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them. 7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand. 8A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:6 word by word
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 with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
- 2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
- Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil, And they make haste to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; Wasting and destruction are in their paths.
- Jeremiah 5:26‘For among My people are found wicked men; They lie in wait as one who sets snares; They set a trap; They catch men.
- Micah 7:1Woe is me! For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires.
- Acts 23:12And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
- Acts 25:3asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.
- Esther 4:7And Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, and the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasuries to destroy the Jews.
- Esther 7:4For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.”
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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