An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble. Cross References 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. Psalm 59:12 By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. Psalm 64:8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads. Proverbs 11:8 The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in. Proverbs 18:7 A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Proverbs 18:21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress. Treasury of Scripture The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. Proverbs 6:2 Proverbs 15:2 Proverbs 18:6,7 but Proverbs 11:8 Genesis 48:16 2 Samuel 4:9 |