Proverbs 12:6
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:6
Lexham English Bible
6 The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Proverbs 12:13-14
English Standard Version
13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
(B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of his mouth (C)a man is satisfied with good,
(D)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare
Proverbs 12:13-14
Lexham English Bible
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good,
and the reward of a man’s labor[a] will return to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:14 Literally “the hands of a man”
Proverbs 12:18
English Standard Version
18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (B)healing.
Proverbs 12:18
Lexham English Bible
18 There is one who speaks rashly, like the thrust of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:25
English Standard Version
25 (A)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 12:25
Lexham English Bible
25 Anxiety in the heart[a] of a man will weigh him down,
but a good word will cheer him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:25 Or “mind”
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