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Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Proverbs 12:6, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, But the speech of the upright rescues them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The words of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> : 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

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