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Proverbs 12:6

Hebrew
ESV
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
NIV
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
NLT
The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.
LXX
λόγοιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
ἀσεβῶν δόλιοι στόμα δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὀρθῶν ῥύσεται αὐτούςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Proverbs 12:5 ← Proverbs 12:6 → Proverbs 12:7

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