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.