Proverbs 12:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
Proverbs 12:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 12:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 12:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 12:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.”
Proverbs 12:6 — World English Bible
Proverbs 12:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
Proverbs 12:6 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 12:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The words of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> : `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.”
Proverbs 12:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 12:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”
Proverbs 12:6 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 12:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.”
Proverbs 12:6 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 12:6 in Context — Proverbs 12
4 La mujer virtuosa corona es de su marido: mas la mala, como carcoma en sus huesos.
5 Los pensamientos de los justos son rectitud; [mas] los consejos de los impíos, engaño.
6 Las palabras de los impíos son para acechar la sangre: mas la boca de los rectos los librará.
7 [Dios] trastornará á los impíos, y no serán más: mas la casa de los justos permanecerá.
8 Según su sabiduría es alabado el hombre: mas el perverso de corazón será en menosprecio.
What Does Proverbs 12:6 Mean?
Proverbs 12:6 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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