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Proverbs 12:6

NETBible	The words of the wicked lie in wait¹ to shed innocent blood,² but the words³ of the upright will deliver them.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked kill; the speech of the upright saves.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 12:6	The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 12:6	The words of the wicked are , "Lie in wait for blood," But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
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KJV	The words <01697> of the wicked <07563> [are] to lie in wait <0693> (8800) for blood <01818>_: but the mouth <06310> of the upright <03477> shall deliver <05337> (8686) them.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:6	The words <01697> of the wicked <07563> lie <0693> in wait <0693> for blood <01818> , But the mouth <06310> of the upright <03477> will deliver <05337> them.
LXXM	logoi <3056> N-NPM asebwn <765> A-GPM dolioi <1386> A-NPM stoma <4750> N-NSN de <1161> PRT orywn <3717> A-GPM rusetai {V-FMI-3S} autouv <846> D-APM
NET [draft] ITL	The words <01697> of the wicked <07563> lie in wait <0693> to shed innocent blood <01818> , but the words <06310> of the upright <03477> will deliver <05337> them.
HEBREW	Mlyuy <05337> Myrsy <03477> ypw <06310> Md <01818> bra <0693> Myesr <07563> yrbd (12:6) <01697>

NETBible

The words of the wicked lie in wait¹ to shed innocent blood,² but the words³ of the upright will deliver them.

NET Notes

¹tn The infinitive construct אֱרָב (’erav, “to lie in wait”) expresses the purpose of their conversations. The idea of “lying in wait for blood” is an implied comparison (hypocatastasis): Their words are like an ambush intended to destroy (cf. NAB, NRSV “are a deadly ambush”). The words of the wicked are here personified.

²tn Heb “for blood.” The term “blood” is a metonymy of effect, the cause being the person that they will attack and whose blood they will shed. After the construct “blood” is also an objective genitive.

³tn Heb “mouth.” The term פֶּה (peh, “mouth”) is a metonymy of cause, signifying what the righteous say. The righteous can make a skillful defense against false accusations that are intended to destroy. The righteous, who have gained wisdom, can escape the traps set by the words of the wicked.