Matthew on Proverbs 12:6

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6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. In the foregoing verse the thoughts of the wicked and righteous were compared; here their words, and those are as the abundance of the heart is. 1. Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours; and wicked indeed those are whose words are to lie in wait for blood; their tongues are swords to those that stand in their way, to good men whom they hate and persecute. See an instance, Luke 20:20 ; Luke 20:21 . 2. Good men speak help to their neighbours: The mouth of the upright is ready to be opened in the cause of those that are oppressed ( Proverbs 31:8 ; Proverbs 31:8 ), to plead for them, to witness for them, and so to deliver them, particularly those whom the wicked lie in wait for. A man may sometimes do a very good work with one good word. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-7" class="com-number"

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Source

• source-manifest/mhm — Matthew Henry Complete Commentary (PD)
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