Proverbs 12:13 (BSB)

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

From Proverbs 12. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 12:13

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 12:13: See here, 1. The wicked entangling themselves in trouble by their folly, when God in justice leaves them to themselves. They are often snared by the transgression of their lips and their throats are cut with their own tongues. By speaking evil of dignities they expose themselves to public justice; by giving ill language they become obnoxious to private resentments, are sued for defamation, and...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 12:13: The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,.... A wicked man often brings himself into trouble by giving his tongue too great a liberty, and by making free with the characters of others; sometimes by treasonable speeches against his sovereign; sometimes by bearing false Witness, and by lies and perjuries, of which he is convicted in open court; and by calumnies, reproaches, detraction...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 12:13: 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.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 12:13: Pro 12:13 Proverbs regarding injurious and beneficial words, wise hearing and prudent silence. 13 In the transgression of the lips there lies a dangerous snare; The righteous escapeth from trouble. The consecutive modus (ויּצא) is here of greater weight than e.g., at Pro 11:8, where the connection follows without it (ויּבא) from the idea of the change of place. The translation: but the righteous ...