Proverbs 12:6

The Passion Translation

The wicked use their words to ambush and accuse, but the lovers of God speak to defend and protect.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:5

The lovers of God are filled with good ideas that are noble and pure, but the schemes of the sinner are crammed with nothing but lies.

Proverbs 14:3

The words of a proud fool will all come back to haunt him. But the words of the wise will become a shield of protection around them.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet eagerly run after evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their imaginations are filled with evil; destruction and desolation litter their paths.

Jeremiah 5:26

“Lurking among my people are wicked criminals. They are like hunters hiding to catch birds in their nets, setting their traps to catch people.

Acts 23:12

The next day, more than forty Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath to have no food or water until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:15

So we urge you to have the commander bring him to you as though you were to determine his case with a more thorough inquiry. And we will kill him before he even gets here!”

Acts 25:3

They came asking him for a favor—that he would transfer Paul from Caesarea to Jerusalem—all the while plotting to ambush and kill Paul along the way.