Matthew Henry · Verse 6
Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.
Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
BSB
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
KJV
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
ASV
The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
BBE
The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
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