Proverbs 12:13

Modern English Version

The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will escape from trouble.

Cross References

Proverbs 21:23

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from trouble.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.

Psalm 64:8

So He will bring ruin to them with their own tongues; all who see them will shake their heads.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives. And the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces before they came to the bottom of the den.

Proverbs 6:2

you are snared by the words of your mouth; you are taken by the words of your mouth.

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the Day of Judgment,

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It is good that you take hold of these two sayings, and from these warnings, remove not your hand; for the one who fears God will follow them both.

Matthew 27:25

Then all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

Psalm 34:19

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

Psalm 5:6

You will destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “May God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life.

2 Samuel 4:9

David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As the Lord, who has delivered my life from every distress, lives,

Genesis 48:16

the angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; let them be called by my name, and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

Psalm 59:12

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lies that they utter.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Psalm 34:20

He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

Psalm 59:13

Consume them in wrath, consume them that they may be no more; and let them know that God rules in Jacob to the ends of the earth.    Selah

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commands, but a prating fool will fall.