Proverbs 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
The wicked and the just are contrasted in this promise once again. The wicked are the unbelievers, and the righteous, or the just, sure the believers in Christ, since “the just shall live by faith.” “Transgression of the lips” may include things like cursing, swearing, lying or deceiving, bearing false witness, harsh or hurtful words, gossip, criticism, and the like. In fact, humans will be held accountable for every idle word. The warning is that “idle words” will become a snare and convict of sin, in two ways: one way is during this life when we are caught in the web of our own words; the second way is in the Judgment when we must give account for every idle word.
The only escape is the forgiveness earned and given by Jesus Christ. Forgiveness, received and extended by believers, is the way out of the snare. Absolution, granted by God’s grace for Christ’s sake, is the way out of trouble. The just (the believer) prays, “Forgive our sins, as we forgive.” Then he prays, “Deliver us from evil (trouble).”
The Lord delivers us from the eternal trouble and jeopardy that our sinful words have gotten us into. And believers deliver each other from the trouble of damaged relationships caused by lying and hurtful words. They extend God’s forgiveness, giving Him the opportunity to repair and restore relationships from the trouble caused by idle words.
We may not always see how this works, but we have the promise that we shall come out of trouble.