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Proverbs 12:12–14

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The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
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From verse 12

  1. Jeremiah 17:7–8Rank 1 from verse 12
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    7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  2. John 15:5Rank 2 from verse 12
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    5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

  3. Luke 8:13–15Rank 3 from verse 12
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    13They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

    14And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

    15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  4. Proverbs 29:5–6Rank 4 from verse 12
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    5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  5. Psalms 1:3Rank 5 from verse 12
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    3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  6. Isaiah 27:6Rank 6 from verse 12
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    6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

  7. Isaiah 37:31Rank 7 from verse 12
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    31And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

  8. John 15:16Rank 8 from verse 12
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    16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

  9. Proverbs 1:17–19Rank 9 from verse 12
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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

    18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  10. Psalms 10:9Rank 10 from verse 12
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    9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

  11. Habakkuk 1:15–17Rank 11 from verse 12
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    15They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.

    16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

    17Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?

  12. Jeremiah 5:26–28Rank 12 from verse 12
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    26For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

    27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

    28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  13. Micah 7:2Rank 13 from verse 12
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    2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

  14. Proverbs 10:15Rank 14 from verse 12
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    15The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  15. Psalms 9:15Rank 15 from verse 12
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    15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

  16. Romans 6:22Rank 16 from verse 12
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    22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

From verse 13

  1. Proverbs 21:23Rank 1 from verse 13
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    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

  2. Proverbs 11:8Rank 2 from verse 13
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    8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

  3. Psalms 64:8Rank 3 from verse 13
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    8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

  4. Daniel 6:24Rank 4 from verse 13
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    24¶ And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

  5. Proverbs 6:2Rank 5 from verse 13
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    2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

  6. 2 Peter 2:9Rank 6 from verse 13
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    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:18Rank 7 from verse 13
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    18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

  8. Proverbs 18:6–7Rank 8 from verse 13
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    6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

    7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  9. 1 Kings 2:23Rank 9 from verse 13
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    23Then king Solomon sware by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

  10. 2 Samuel 4:9Rank 10 from verse 13
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    9¶ And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

  11. Genesis 48:16Rank 11 from verse 13
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    16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

  12. Matthew 27:25Rank 12 from verse 13
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    25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

  13. Proverbs 15:2Rank 13 from verse 13
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    2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  14. Psalms 34:19Rank 14 from verse 13
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    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

  15. Psalms 5:6Rank 15 from verse 13
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    6Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

  16. Romans 8:35–37Rank 16 from verse 13
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    35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

    36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

    37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

From verse 14

  1. Proverbs 18:20–21Rank 1 from verse 14
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    20A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  2. Isaiah 3:10–11Rank 2 from verse 14
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    10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

    11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  3. Proverbs 13:2Rank 3 from verse 14
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    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

  4. Psalms 63:5Rank 4 from verse 14
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    5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

  5. Matthew 10:41–42Rank 5 from verse 14
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    41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

    42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

  6. Proverbs 15:23Rank 6 from verse 14
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    23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:6–7Rank 7 from verse 14
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    6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

    7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

  8. Matthew 16:27Rank 8 from verse 14
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    27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

  9. Hebrews 11:26Rank 9 from verse 14
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    26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

  10. Hebrews 2:2Rank 10 from verse 14
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    2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

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Proverbs 12:12

COMBINED MEANING

net

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Sense 1: An interlaced meshwork used as a grate or for catching. Sense 2: A device or snare by which one is caught or restrained.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

root

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Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

yieldeth

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Third-person singular present form of yield (to produce or give forth; to give, surrender, submit, grant, or allow).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fruit

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Sense 1: The produce borne by plants or the land. Sense 2: Offspring or increase. Sense 3: A result, product, consequence, character, or work proceeding from something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:13

COMBINED MEANING

snared

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1. Caught or trapped in a snare. 2. Figuratively entangled or brought into binding danger or difficulty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

transgression

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The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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trouble

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Sense 1: Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty. Sense 2: To disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 12:14

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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satisfied

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Past-tense or past-participial form of satisfy (to fill, content, supply sufficiently, or meet what is required).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fruit

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Sense 1: The produce borne by plants or the land. Sense 2: Offspring or increase. Sense 3: A result, product, consequence, character, or work proceeding from something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

12:12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

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12:13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

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12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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