Contradiction with Proverbs 13:3
This verse implies that safeguarding one's words leads to life, while Proverbs 12:13 indicates that transgressors are ensnared by the faults of their speech, introducing a contrast in outcomes of speaking behavior.
Proverbs 13:3: He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Contradiction with James 3:2
This verse suggests that everyone errs in conversation, implying a common struggle with speech, whereas Proverbs 12:13 specifically targets transgressors being trapped by their talk.
James 3:2: For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body.
Contradiction with Proverbs 18:21
This verse indicates that words have the power of life and death, suggesting a broader impact of speech than simply a snare for transgressors noted in Proverbs 12:13.
Proverbs 18:21: Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Contradiction with Matthew 12:36-37
This verse suggests that people will be judged for their words, implying an eventual accountability, whereas Proverbs 12:13 emphasizes an immediate consequence for transgressors.
Matthew 12:36-37: But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.