"In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble."Christ said, "By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned" (Matthew 12:37). "A wicked man is trapped by his own words, but an honest man gets himself out of trouble."[20] read more
"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.""A person is rewarded because of the good things that he says; and in the same way the work he does gives him profit."[21] One of the best ways to oil the gears of human relations, to make friends and influence people, is simply that of saying nice, friendly, complimentary and gracious things to the people with whom we are in daily contact. read more
Proverbs 12:12. The wicked desireth, &c.— The wicked earnestly desireth the hunting of evil. Schultens. Houbigant reads it very differently, A tempest shall shake the device of the wicked: the root of the just shall be firm. read more
Proverbs 12:13. The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips— i.e. A wicked man is himself ensnared by his prevarications. read more
12. the wicked . . . evil—They love the crafty arts of deception. the root . . . fruit—their own resources supply them; or, it may be rendered: "He (God) giveth, or, sets (Ezekiel 17:22) the root of the righteous," and hence it is firm: or, the verb is impersonal; "As to the root . . . it is firm" (Ezekiel 17:22- :). read more
13, 14. The wicked is snared, &c.—The sentiment expanded. While the wicked, such as liars, flatterers, &c., fall by their own words, the righteous are unhurt. Their good conduct makes friends, and God rewards them. read more
5. The value of righteousness 12:1-12 read more
The contrast appears to be between two kinds of people. The wicked want to gain from the work of other evil people (e.g., skimming money off the top of a gambling operation). On the other hand, the righteous are content to earn wages from their own honest toil. [Note: Cf. Toy, pp. 249-50; and Ross, p. 970.] read more
6. Avoiding trouble 12:13-28 read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:12
"The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.""The Hebrew here is obscure and meaningless in context; and the renditions are diverse. The KJV adds `fruit' (retained in the ASV), the RSV follows the LXX, the Douay Version of the Bible (New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1948), adds the word `fortification.'"[19] read more