Proverbs 12:13
11 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
12 The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
14 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
- KJV
- The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
- WEB
- An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
- ASV
- In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
- DARBY
- In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
- BLB
- The snare of a wicked one [is] in the transgression of lips, and a righteous one will come out from distress.
- ÅB
- I leppenes synd ligger en ond snare, men den rettferdige kommer ut av trengsel.
- OTB
- Onde mennesker fanges av sin syndige tale, men de rettferdige slipper unna trøbbel.
- B1930
- I lebenes synd ligger en ond snare, men den rettferdige kommer ut av trengsel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Read in contextProverbs 11:8
The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
Read in contextPsalms 64:8
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Read in contextDaniel 6:24
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Read in contextProverbs 6:2
if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:18
It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
Read in contextProverbs 18:6–7
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Read in context2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
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