Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Cross References (16)

  • Proverbs 21:23 (9)

    He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

  • Psalms 64:8 (7)

    They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

  • Proverbs 11:8 (7)

    The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

  • Daniel 6:24 (6)

    At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they an

  • Proverbs 6:2 (6)

    if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

  • Proverbs 18:6–7 (5)

    A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:18 (5)

    It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

  • 2 Peter 2:9 (5)

    if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on

  • Romans 8:35–37 (4)

    Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger

  • Matthew 27:25 (4)

    All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

  • 2 Samuel 4:9 (4)

    But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who h

  • Proverbs 15:2 (4)

    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

  • Genesis 48:16 (4)

    the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of

  • Psalms 34:19 (4)

    Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

  • Psalms 5:6 (4)

    You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

  • 1 Kings 2:23 (4)

    Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at