Proverbs 12:6

6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.

Proverbs 12:6 In-Context

4 A good wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
6 The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
8 One is commended for good sense, but a perverse mind is despised.
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