Proverbs 12:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them and the innocent ones [thus endangered].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Common English Bible

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deathtrap, but the speech of those who do right rescues them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ The words of the impious lie in wait for blood. The mouth of the just shall free them.

Proverbs 12:6 Cross References

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.

Proverbs 14:3

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run after evil, and they rush to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and wretchedness are in their paths.

Jeremiah 5:26

for wicked men live among my people. They watch like hunters  lying in wait.  , They set a trap; they catch men.

Acts 23:12

When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:15

So now you, along with the Sanhedrin, make a request to the commander that he bring him down to you  as if you were going to investigate his case more thoroughly. But, before he gets near, we are ready to kill him.’

Acts 25:3

asking for a favour against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.