Proverbs 12:13

The Message

The gossip of bad people gets them in trouble; the conversation of good people keeps them out of it.

Cross References

2 Samuel 4:9

David answered the brothers Recab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as God lives—the One who got me out of every trouble I’ve ever been in—when the messenger told me, ‘Good news! Saul is dead!’ supposing I’d be delighted, I arrested him and killed him on the spot in Ziklag. That’s what he got for his so-called good news! And now you show up—evil men who killed an innocent man in cold blood, a man asleep in his own house! Don’t think I won’t find you guilty of murder and rid the country of you!”

1 Kings 2:23

Then King Solomon swore under God, “May God do his worst to me if Adonijah doesn’t pay for this with his life! As surely as God lives, the God who has set me firmly on the throne of my father David and has put me in charge of the kingdom just as he promised, Adonijah will die for this—today!”

Psalm 34:19

Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.

Psalm 34:20

He’s your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken.

Proverbs 10:8

A wise heart takes orders; an empty head will come unglued.

Proverbs 11:8

A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it.

Proverbs 15:2

Knowledge flows like spring water from the wise; fools are leaky faucets, dripping nonsense.

Proverbs 18:21

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.

Proverbs 21:23

Watch your words and hold your tongue; you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

It’s best to stay in touch with both sides of an issue. A person who fears God deals responsibly with all of reality, not just a piece of it.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king commanded that the conspirators who had informed on Daniel be thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. Before they hit the floor, the lions had them in their jaws, tearing them to pieces.

Matthew 27:25

The crowd answered, “We’ll take the blame, we and our children after us.”

2 Peter 2:9

So God knows how to rescue the godly from evil trials. And he knows how to hold the feet of the wicked to the fire until Judgment Day.