13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
    (B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare

(A)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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16 His (A)mischief returns upon his own head,
    and on his own skull his violence descends.

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