Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 12:6 in English Standard Version "The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright delivers them." Pr 1:11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; Pr 14:3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.