Proverbs 12:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 12:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 12:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.”

Proverbs 12:6 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 12:6 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The words of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> : `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.”

Proverbs 12:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.”

Proverbs 12:6 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The talking of the wicked is to lye in waite for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will deliuer them.”

Proverbs 12:6 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:6 in Context — Proverbs 12

4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

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What Does Proverbs 12:6 Mean?

Proverbs 12:6 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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