John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:13
Pro 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of [his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. Ver. 13. The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips. ] His heart is oft so full of venom that it cannot be hid, but blisters his tongue, and breaks out at his lips to his own ruin, as it befell Story, Campian, Garnet, and other Popish poisonous spiders, who were swept down by the hand of justice, and drew their last thread in the triangle of Tyburn. Detexit facinus fatuus, et... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:12
Pro 12:12 The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit]. Ver. 12. The wicked desireth the net of evil men, ] i.e., He so furiously pursueth his lusts, as if he desired destruction; as if he would outdare God himself; as if the guerdon of his gracelessness would not come time enough, but he must needs run to meet it. Thus thrasonical Lamech Gen 4:23 thinks to have the odds of God, seventy to seven. a Thus the princes of the Philistines, while... read more