Proverbs 12:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

Cross References

Proverbs 14:3

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

Jeremiah 5:26

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

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.

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.

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.

Proverbs 12:5

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