Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Holman Bible
but a righteous one escapes from trouble.
A Conservative Version
A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
American Standard Version
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Amplified
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
Bible in Basic English
In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.
Darby Translation
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous man shall go forth out of trouble.
Julia Smith Translation
In the transgression of the lips is the snare of evil: and the just one shall come forth out of straits.
King James 2000
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall escape from trouble.
Lexham Expanded Bible
By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
Modern King James verseion
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The wicked falleth into the snare through the malice of his own mouth; but the just shall escape out of peril.
NET Bible
The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
New Heart English Bible
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
The Emphasized Bible
By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.
Webster
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
World English Bible
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Youngs Literal Translation
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
Themes
God's Promises » To the prayerful » To the righteous
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
Righteousness » Promises concerning » Promises to the righteous
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
12 The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive. 13 An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble. 14 By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied, and a man's handiwork will reward him.
Phrases
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Cross References
2 Peter 2:9
then the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and to hold unrighteous people for punishment on the day of judgment,
Psalm 64:8
They tripped over their own tongues, and everyone who was watching ran away.
Proverbs 11:8
The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoever watches his mouth and tongue keeps himself from trouble.
Genesis 48:16
the angel who has been rescuing me from all sorts of evil, bless these young men. May my name continue to live on within them, including the names of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a vast multitude throughout the earth."
2 Samuel 4:9
David responded to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite: "As the LORD lives, who has saved my life in every adversity,
1 Kings 2:23
Then King Solomon took this oath in the name of the LORD: "May God do so to me, and more besides, if Adonijah hasn't endangered his life by bringing up this subject.
Psalm 5:6
You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the person of bloodshed and deceit.
Psalm 34:19
A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.
Proverbs 6:2
trapped by your own words, and caught by your own words,
Proverbs 15:2
The wise speak, presenting knowledge appropriately, but fools spout foolishness.
Proverbs 18:6-7
A fool's words bring strife, and his mouth invites fighting.
Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good for you to grab hold of this and not let go, because whoever fears God will escape all of these extremes.
Daniel 6:24
Then the king gave orders to bring those men who had tried to have Daniel devoured, and they threw them, their children, and their wives into the lions' pit. They had not reached the floor of the pit before the lions had overtaken them and crushed all their bones.
Matthew 27:25
All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and our children!"
Romans 8:35-37
Who will separate us from the Messiah's love? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or a violent death do this?