Proverbs 12:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
lie in waitאֱרָב־
(e·rav-)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
for blood,דָּ֑ם
(dam;)
1818: blooda prim. root
But the mouthוּפִ֥י
(u·fi)
6310: moutha prim. root
of the uprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים
(ye·sha·rim)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
will deliverיַצִּילֵֽם׃
(ya·tzi·lem.)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
are to lie in wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
for blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
but the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of the upright
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
shall deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

International Standard Version
The words of the wicked lead to bloodshed, but the speech of the upright delivers them.

NET Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The words of the evil lie in ambush for blood, and the mouth of the upright delivers them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush, but the words of decent people rescue.

King James 2000 Bible
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
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