For the sins of the lips ruin draweth nigh to the evil man: but the just shall escape out of distress.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: But the just shall come out of trouble.
The wicked is [dangerously] snared by the transgression of his lips, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall come out of trouble.
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
The wicked are trapped by the transgressions of their lips, but the righteous escape from distress.
For the sins of the lips draw ruin to the evil. But the just shall escape from distress.
