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Proverbs 12:6 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Proverbs 12:6

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4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

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

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

7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

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In the previous verse, the thoughts of the wicked and the righteous were compared. Here, their words are compared, and words show what is in the heart. Wicked people speak harm to their neighbors. And truly wicked are those whose words are meant to trap others and shed blood. Their tongues become like swords against those who stand in their way, especially good people whom they hate and persecute. See an example in (Luke 20:20, 21).

Good people speak for their neighbors’ good. The mouth of the upright is ready to speak up for those who are oppressed (Proverbs 31:8), to defend them, to testify for them, and so to help set them free, especially those whom the wicked try to destroy. A person may sometimes do a great deal of good with one good word.

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Psalms 59:3

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"For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 12:1

"Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid."

Proverbs 12:2

"A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans."

Proverbs 12:3

"A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved."

Proverbs 12:4

"A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones."

Proverbs 12:5

"The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful."

Proverbs 12:7

"The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand."

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