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Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

KJV

Verba impiorum insidiantur sanguini ; os justorum liberabit eos.

Vulgate

λόγοι ἀσεβῶν δόλιοι, στόμα δὲ ὀρθῶν ῥύσεται αὐτούς.

LXX

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

ASV

דִּבְרֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֱרָב דָּ֑ם וּ/פִ֥י יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹרֵ֖ב
'rb
verb · 41×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
י
y
noun · 496×
יָּשָׁ֖ר
yshr
adjective · 114×
נִי
ny
verb · 211×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 5:26 — For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
  • Matt 12:35 — A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
  • Prov 1:11 — If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
  • Prov 10:32 — The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
  • Prov 14:3 — In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
  • Prov 14:3 — In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
  • Ps 59:3 — For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.