6The 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 wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יH1697Noun - masculine plural constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine plurallie in waitאֱרָב־H693Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfor bloodדָּ֑םH1818Noun - masculine singularbut the speechוּפִ֥יH6310Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the uprightיְ֝שָׁרִ֗יםH3477Adjective - masculine pluralrescues themיַצִּילֵֽם׃H5337Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural