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


In Context

3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

4 A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

5 The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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

7 Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

8 A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:6The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver 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.