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Proverbs 12:13
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KJ21
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.
ASV
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
AMP
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.
AMPC
The wicked is [dangerously] snared by the transgression of his lips, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall come out of trouble.
BRG
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
CSB
By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
CSBA
By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
CEB
The wicked are trapped by the transgressions of their lips, but the righteous escape from distress.
CJB
The wicked is trapped by his own sinful speech, but the righteous finds a way out of trouble.
CEV
We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.
DARBY
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
DRA
For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress.
ERV
The wicked are trapped by their foolish words, but good people escape from such trouble.
EASY
The lies of evil people put them in trouble. But righteous people escape from trouble.
EHV
The rebellion on his lips is a trap for an evil person, but a righteous person gets out of trouble.
ESV
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
ESVUK
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
EXB
Evil people are trapped by their ·evil [offensive] talk, but ·good [righteous] people ·stay out of trouble [escape from distress].
GNV
The evil man is snared by the wickedness of his lips, but the just shall come out of adversity.
GW
An evil person is trapped by his own sinful talk, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
GNT
The wicked are trapped by their own words, but honest people get themselves out of trouble.
HCSB
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous one escapes from trouble.
ICB
Evil people are trapped by their evil talk. But good people stay out of trouble.
ISV
An evil man’s sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.
JUB
¶ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of the tribulation.
KJV
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
AKJV
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
LSB
The snare of an evil man is in the transgression of his lips, But the righteous man will come out from distress.
LEB
By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
TLB
Lies will get any man into trouble, but honesty is its own defense.
MSG
The gossip of bad people gets them in trouble; the conversation of good people keeps them out of it.
MEV
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just will come out of trouble.
NOG
An evil person is trapped by his own sinful talk, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
NABRE
By the sin of their lips the wicked are ensnared, but the just escape from a tight spot.
NASB
An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.
NASB1995
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.
NCB
The wicked man is ensnared by the sin of his lips, but the righteous frees himself from misfortune.
NCV
Evil people are trapped by their evil talk, but good people stay out of trouble.
NET
The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
NIRV
Those who do evil are trapped by their sinful talk. But those who have done no wrong escape trouble.
NIV
Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
NIVUK
Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.
NKJV
The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.
NLV
A sinful man is trapped by the sin of his lips, but those who are right with God will get away from trouble.
NLT
The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.
NRSVA
The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
NRSVACE
The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
NRSVCE
The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
NRSVUE
The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
OJB
The rah is ensnared by the peysha (transgression) of his sfatayim (lips), but the tzaddik shall escape from tzoros.
RGT
The evil man is snared by the wickedness of his lips. But the just shall come out of adversity.
RSV
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
RSVCE
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
TLV
An evil one is ensnared by the sin of lips, but the righteous one escapes trouble.
VOICE
A wrongdoer is soon boxed in by his deceitful talk, but the one who does right escapes from trouble unharmed.
WEB
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
WYC
For the sins of (his) lips, falling down nigheth to an evil man; but a just man shall escape from anguish (but the righteous shall escape from anguish).
YLT
In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
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