Proverbs 12:6

New International Version

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

Proverbs 14:3

A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood. They pursue evil schemes; acts of violence mark their ways.

Jeremiah 5:26

“Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people.

Acts 23:12

The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:15

Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”

Acts 25:3

They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.