Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,.... A wicked man often brings himself into trouble by giving his tongue too great a liberty, and by making free with the characters of others;…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
See here, 1. The wicked entangling themselves in trouble by their folly, when God in justice leaves them to themselves. They are often snared by the transgression of their lips and their throats are…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The wicked is snared Rather:
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man,
R.V. text; comp. A.V. marg., and for the sentiment, Pro 18:7. This is preferable to the rendering of R.V.…
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