Proverbs 12:13
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13 The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.
Proverbs 21:23
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23 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
and you will stay out of trouble.
Proverbs 11:8
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8 The godly are rescued from trouble,
and it falls on the wicked instead.
Psalm 64:8
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8 Their own tongues will ruin them,
and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
Daniel 6:24
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24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
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Proverbs 6:2
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2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
and are caught by what you said—
2 Peter 2:9
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9 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.
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Ecclesiastes 7:18
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18 Pay attention to these instructions, for anyone who fears God will avoid both extremes.[a]
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- 7:18 Or will follow them both.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.
Romans 8:35-37
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35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”[a]) 37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
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Matthew 27:25
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25 And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we and our children!”[a]
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- 27:25 Greek “His blood be on us and on our children.”
Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
Psalm 34:19
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19 The righteous person faces many troubles,
but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Psalm 5:6
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6 You will destroy those who tell lies.
The Lord detests murderers and deceivers.
1 Kings 2:23
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23 Then King Solomon made a vow before the Lord: “May God strike me and even kill me if Adonijah has not sealed his fate with this request.
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2 Samuel 4:9
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9 But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The Lord, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness.
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Genesis 48:16
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16 the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
may he bless these boys.
May they preserve my name
and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
And may their descendants multiply greatly
throughout the earth.”
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