Proverbs 12:13
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
יָקֹשׁ
yâqôsh
to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
פֶּשַׁע
peshaʻ
a revolt (national, moral or religious)
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
צָרָה
tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
Key Terms in This Verse
צָרָה tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
Study H6869 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →Cross References
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and...
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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