Proverbs 12:6

Easy To Read Version

Evil people use their words to hurt other people. But the words of a good person can save people from danger.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:5

Good people are fair and honest in the things they plan to do. But don’t trust the things an evil person tells you.

Proverbs 14:3

A foolish person’s words cause him trouble. But the words of a wise person protect him.

Isaiah 59:7

Those people use their feet to run to evil. They hurry to kill people that have done nothing wrong. They think evil thoughts. Rioting and stealing is their way of living.

Jeremiah 5:26

There are evil men among my people.\par Those evil men are like men\par that make nets for catching birds. {\cf2\super [35]} \par These men set their traps,\par But they catch men instead of birds.\par

Acts 23:12

The next morning some of the Jews made a plan. They wanted to kill Paul. The Jews made a promise (vow) to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:15

So this is what we want you to do: Send a message to the commander from you and all the Jewish leaders. Tell the commander you want him to bring Paul out to you. Tell the commander that you want to ask Paul more questions. We will be waiting to kill Paul while he is on the way here.”

Acts 25:3

They asked Festus to do something for them; the Jews wanted Festus to send Paul back to Jerusalem. They had a plan to kill Paul on the way.