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Proverbs 12:13
By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.
Proverbs 12:13 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 12:13 in other translations
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
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In context
10 A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, are cruel.
11 He that tilleth his land, shall be filled with food, but, he that runneth after worthless men, lacketh sense.
12 A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.
13 By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.
14 Of the fruit of a man’s mouth, shall he be satisfied with good, and, the dealing of the hands of a son of earth, shall be paid back to him.
15 The way of the foolish, is right in his own eyes, but, he that hearkeneth to counsel, is wise.
16 A foolish man, on the [same] day, letteth his vexation be known, but, he that concealeth an affront, is prudent.
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