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Proverbs 12:13

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13†xThe wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips:

But ythe just shall come out of trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips.
  2. xSee ch. 18:7.
  3. ySo ch. 21:23. 2 Pet 2:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,

but the righteous escapes from trouble.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,

and so the innocent escape trouble.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped,

but a righteous person escapes from trouble.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked are trapped by their own words,

but the godly escape such trouble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,

but the righteous escapes from trouble.