(A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

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The words of the wicked [a]are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

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  1. Proverbs 12:6 Or, are a lying in wait

13 (A)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
(B)But the righteous will come through trouble.
14 (C)A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
(D)And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

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13 In the transgression of the lips is [a]a snare to the evil man;
But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;
And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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  1. Proverbs 12:13 Or, an evil snare

18 (A)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

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18 There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.

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25 (A)Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But (B)a good word makes it glad.

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25 [a]Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop;
But a good word maketh it glad.

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  1. Proverbs 12:25 Or, Care