Proverbs 12:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 12:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:13 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 12:13 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 12:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.”

Proverbs 12:13 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.”

Proverbs 12:13 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In transgression of the lips <FI>is<Fi> the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.”

Proverbs 12:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.”

Proverbs 12:13 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The euill man is snared by the wickednesse of his lips, but the iust shall come out of aduersitie.”

Proverbs 12:13 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:13 in Context — Proverbs 12

11 Aquele que lavra sua terra se saciará de pão; mas o que segue [coisas] inúteis tem falta de juízo.

12 O perverso deseja armadilhas malignas; porém a raiz dos justos produzirá [seu fruto] .

13 O perverso é capturado pela transgressão de seus lábios, mas o justo sairá da angústia.

14 Cada um se sacia do bem pelo fruto de sua [própria] boca; e a recompensa das mãos do homem lhe será entregue de volta.

15 O caminho do tolo é correto aos seus [próprios] olhos; mas aquele que ouve o [bom] conselho é sábio.

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What Does Proverbs 12:13 Mean?

Proverbs 12:13 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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