6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.


In Context

3 Men shall not be strengthened by wickedness: and the root of the just shall not be moved.

4 A diligent woman is a crown to her husband: and she that doth things worthy of confusion, is a rottenness in his bones.

5 The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.

7 Turn the wicked, and they shall not be: but the house of the just shall stand firm.

8 A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.

Proverbs 12:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.