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Proverbs 12:13

בְּפֶ֣שַׁע שְׂ֭פָתַיִם מוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָ֑ע וַיֵּצֵ֥א מִ֝צָּרָ֗ה צַדִּֽיק׃
bpeshaʿ shpatayim mvoqesh raʿ vayeṣeʾ miṣarah ṣadiyq
King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

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