Proverbs 12:6
Proverbs 12:6 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Proverbs 12:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood:
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Proverbs 12:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,
but the words of the godly save lives.
Proverbs 12:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Proverbs 12:6 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 The wicked talk about killing people,
but the words of good people will save them.
Proverbs 12:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood;
But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Proverbs 12:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Proverbs 12:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush,
but the wordsof decent people rescue.
Proverbs 12:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Proverbs 12:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
but the speech of the upright delivers them.
Proverbs 12:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Proverbs 12:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 The words of those who are evil hide and wait to spill people’s blood.
But the speech of those who are honest saves them from traps like that.
Proverbs 12:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.