Proverbs 12:13

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Summary

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

Wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips

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Bible References

Wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips

you have been trapped by the words of your lips—
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.

Then Solomon took an oath by the Lord: “May God punish me and do so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life.

You destroy those who tell lies;
the Lord abhors a man of bloodshed and treachery.

They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.

The king then gave the command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel

were brought and thrown into the lions’ den—they, their children, and their wives. They had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

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

General references

you have been trapped by the words of your lips—
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.