Other translations
American Standard Version
The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The words of the evil lie in ambush for blood, and the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Darby Bible Translation
The words of the wicked are a lying-in-wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood: the mouth of the just shall deliver them.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
God's Word
The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush, but the words of decent people rescue.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
International Standard Version
The words of the wicked lead to bloodshed, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
NET Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood, but the words of the upright will deliver them.
New American Standard Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
New International Version
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
New Living Translation
The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush, but the words of the godly save lives.
Webster's Bible Translation
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
The World English Bible
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
EasyEnglish Bible
The words of wicked people are like a trap that will kill good people. But the words of honest people will save people's lives.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The words of the wicked [are]: `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
New Life Version
The words of the sinful lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the faithful will take them away from trouble.
The Voice Bible
The words of the wicked ambush from the shadows, seeking blood, but the speech of the honest keeps them free.
Living Bible
The wicked accuse; the godly defend.
New Catholic Bible
The words of the wicked are snares to shed blood, but those of the upright keep them safe.
Legacy Standard Bible
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Christian Standard Bible
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
Amplified Bible © 1954
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them and the innocent ones [thus endangered].
New Century Version
The wicked talk about killing people, but the words of good people will save them.
The Message
The words of the wicked kill; the speech of the upright saves.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouths of the upright will save them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
Good News Translation®
The words of the wicked are murderous, but the words of the righteous rescue those who are threatened.
Wycliffe Bible
The words of wicked men set treason to blood; the mouth of just men shall deliver them. (The words of the wicked set ambush for blood; the words of the righteous shall save them.)
Contemporary English Version
Bad advice is a deadly trap, but good advice is like a shield.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
Common English Bible © 2011
The words of the wicked are a deathtrap, but the speech of those who do right rescues them.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander], But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright saves them.
New American Standard Bible
The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.
The Expanded Bible
The ·wicked talk about killing people [L words of the wicked are a murderous ambush/ambush of blood], but the ·words [mouth] of ·good [righteous] people will save them.
Tree of Life Version
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
Revised Standard Version
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers men.
New International Reader's Version
The words of those who are evil hide and wait to spill people’s blood. But the speech of those who are honest saves them from traps like that.
BRG Bible
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
Complete Jewish Bible
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush, but the speech of the upright delivers them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The devarim of the resha’im are to lie in wait for dahm, but the peh (mouth) of the yesharim (upright ones) shall deliver them.
Names of God Bible
The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush, but the words of decent people rescue.
Modern English Version
The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,” but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Evil people use their words to hurt others, but the words from good people can save others from danger.
International Children’s Bible
The wicked talk of killing people. But the words of good people will save them.
Lexham English Bible
The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
New International Version - UK
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.