Verse Comparison: Proverbs 12:6
American Standard Version
The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Amplified® Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them {and} the innocent ones [thus endangered].
Contemporary English Version
Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.
Darby English Version
The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Good News Bible
The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.
King James Version
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
New American Standard Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
New International Version
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.
New King James Version
The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Revised Standard Version
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.
Young's Literal Translation
The words of the wicked `are': `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
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