Proverbs 12:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 12:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 12:6 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 12:6 — 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 (KJV)
Proverbs 12:6 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 12:6
“The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. good: or, godly, or, merciful”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:6: lie, wait, blood
“And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:6: lie, wait, deliver
“Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:6: words, lie, mouth
“For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. they lay...: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:6: wicked, lie, wait
“Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them. boasted: Heb. magnified”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 12:6: words, lie, mouth
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