Proverbs 12:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 12:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 12:13 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. The wicked...: Heb. The s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 12:13 — KJV
“The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. The wicked...: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips”
— Proverbs 12:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 12:13 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 12:13
“Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. prostitute: Heb. profane”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:13: wicked, come, heb
“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. by...: Heb. after them”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:13: snared, heb, snare
“If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:13: wicked, just, come
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:13: come, trouble, heb
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:13: come, trouble, heb
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