Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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WEBBE

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

BSB

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

KJV

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

ASV

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

BBE

In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 13

Many a man has paid dear in this world for the transgression of his lips.

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