King James Version

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

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בְּפֶ֣שַׁעbefeshain rebellionפֶּשַׁעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in rebellion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6588a revolt (national, moral or religious)rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.שְׂ֭פָתַיִםsefatayimlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “language”, the ordinary formH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.מוֹקֵ֣שׁmoqeshsnareמוֹקֵשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “snare”, the ordinary formH4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.רָ֑עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וַיֵּצֵ֖אvayetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִצָּרָ֣הmitsarahfrom troubleצָרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.צַדִּֽיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Young’s Literal Translation

In transgression of the lips [is] the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

World English Bible

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

Darby Translation

In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.

Douay-Rheims

For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil mall: but the just shall escape out of distress.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the sin of his lips a sinner falls into snares; but a righteous man escapes from them. a He whose looks are gentle shall be pitied, but he that contends in the gates will afflict souls.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διʼ ἁμαρτίαν χειλέων ἐμπίπτει εἰς παγίδας ἁμαρτωλὸς, ἐκφεύγει δὲ ἐξ αὐτῶν δίκαιος· a ὁ βλέπων λεῖα ἐλεηθήσεται, ὁ δὲ συναντῶν ἐν πύλαις ἐκθλίψει ψυχάς.