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Proverbs 12:6

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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דִּבְרֵ֣יdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…רְשָׁעִ֣יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.אֱרָבeravambushאָרַבverb, qal, infinitive construct — “ambush”, the to-form of the verbH693to lurk(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.דָּ֑םdamblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (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)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.וּפִ֥יufiand edgeפֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…יְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםyesharimstraightיָשָׁרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “straight”, the ordinary formH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).יַצִּילֵֽםyatsilemdefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “defend”, an unfinished actionH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Young’s Literal Translation

The words of the wicked [are]: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

World English Bible

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Darby Translation

The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Douay-Rheims

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The words of ungodly men are crafty; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λόγοι ἀσεβῶν δόλιοι, στόμα δὲ ὀρθῶν ῥύσεται αὐτούς.