Proverbs 12:13
“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lippes: but the iust shall come out of trouble.”
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Proverbs 12:13 Context
11Hee that tilleth his land, shall bee satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vaine persons, is void of vnderstanding. 12The wicked desireth the net of euill men: but the roote of the righteous yeeldeth fruit. 13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lippes: but the iust shall come out of trouble. 14A man shall bee satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompence of a mans hands shall bee rendred vnto him. 15The way of a foole is right in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsell, is wise.
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The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
- King James Version
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
- American Standard Version (1901)
In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.
- Basic English Bible
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
- Darby Bible
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
- Webster's Bible
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
- World English Bible
In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
- Youngs Literal Bible
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible