Cross references

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech,

but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 12:13 BSB

Proverbs 12:13 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 16 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 21:23 (9 votes) and Psalm 64:8 (7 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 34 to 2 Peter 2.

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Which verses does Proverbs 12:13 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

  2. Psalm 64:87 votes

    They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

  3. The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

  4. if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

  5. At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

  6. A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

  7. It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.

  8. if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

  9. the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

  10. But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

  11. Psalm 5:64 votes

    You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

  12. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

Which verses point to Proverbs 12:13?

The 10 strongest of 18.