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Proverbs 12:6

Christian Standard Bible

6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

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American Standard Version

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

English Standard Version

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.

New International Version

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

New King James Version

The words of the wicked are, β€œLie in wait for blood,” But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

New Living Translation

The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.

World English Bible

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