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Proverbs 12:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Proverbs 12:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 12:6

Theological / Devotional

Words of the wicked. Verse 5 contrasted the thoughts of the righteous with the counsels of the wicked, This verse deals with the expressed thoughts of each. The words of the wicked cause sorrow and death by their deceptiveness. Their false accusations and slanders stir up enmity. The upright use their eloquence and wisdom to enlighten, to defend, and to win friends for the innocent, whose blood the wicked seek (see 1 Kings 21:1-24; 2 Kings 4:1-7).

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