Bible Strands
Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom teacher addresses the reader within the immediate context of contrasting the flourishing root of the righteous with the plunder-seeking wicked. The words — מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.Kesh) translates literally to a snare, and מִצְּרָה (mi.tza.Rah) means from distress. The thread — This contrast between self-inflicted entrapment through speech and deliverance for the righteous appears in Proverbs 21:23, Psalms 64:8, and Proverbs 11:8. Why it lands — The text demands careful examination of one's own speech and recognition that righteous conduct naturally avoids the pitfalls that ensnare the rebellious.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Psalms 64:8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Proverbs 11:8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
- Proverbs 6:2 if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
- Daniel 6:24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
- 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
- Genesis 48:16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”
- 2 Samuel 4:9 But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,