6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:6
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 6
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The words דִּבְרֵ֣י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural lie in wait אֱרָב־ H693 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct for blood דָּ֑ם H1818 Noun - masculine singular but the speech וּפִ֥י H6310 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the upright יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים H3477 Adjective - masculine plural rescues them יַצִּילֵֽם׃ H5337 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural