Proverbs 12:13
Strong's Lexicon
An evil
רָ֑ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

man is trapped
מוֹקֵ֣שׁ (mō·w·qêš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4170: 1) bait, lure, snare

by his rebellious
בְּפֶ֣שַׁע (bə·p̄e·ša‘)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6588: 1) transgression, rebellion 1a1) transgression (against individuals) 1a2) transgression (nation against nation) 1a3) transgression (against God) 1a3a) in general 1a3b) as recognised by sinner 1a3c) as God deals with it 1a3d) as God forgives 1a4) guilt of transgression 1a5) punishment for transgression 1a6) offering for transgression

speech,
שְׂ֭פָתַיִם (p̄ā·ṯa·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

but a righteous man
צַדִּֽיק׃ (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

escapes
וַיֵּצֵ֖א (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

from trouble.
מִצָּרָ֣ה (miṣ·ṣā·rāh)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6869: 1) straits, distress, trouble 2) vexer, rival wife

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Young's Literal Translation
In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous one escapes from trouble.

New American Standard Bible
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.

King James Bible
The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.

New Living Translation
The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.

English Standard Version
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

New American Standard Bible
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will escape from trouble.

King James Bible
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous one escapes from trouble.

International Standard Version
An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.

NET Bible
The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

American Standard Version
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

English Revised Version
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man: but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Young's Literal Translation
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
















Cross References
2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Psalm 59:12
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Psalm 64:8
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Proverbs 18:7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 21:23
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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