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Proverbs 12:5
5The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable), But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 12:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
- New International Version (NIV)The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Context of Proverbs 12:5
3A man will not be established by wickedness, But the root of the [consistently] righteous will not be moved. 4A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones. The thoughts and purposes of the [consistently] righteous are just (honest, reliable), But the counsels and schemes of the wicked are deceitful. 6The [malevolent] words of the wicked lie in wait for [innocent] blood [to slander], But the mouth of the upright will rescue and protect them. 7The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more, But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:5 word by word
מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֑ט תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:5
- Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous brings only good, But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.
- Proverbs 24:9The devising of folly is sin, And the scoffer is repulsive to men.
- Psalms 119:15I will meditate on Your precepts And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].
- Psalms 139:23Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart; Test me and know my anxious thoughts;
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked leave (behind) his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion (mercy) on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
- Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, That you may be saved. How long will your wicked and immoral thoughts Lodge within you?
- Psalms 12:2They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
- Psalms 36:2For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyes Thinking that his sinfulness will not be discovered and hated [by God].
- Psalms 41:6And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words, While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me]; When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].
- Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; Protect me from violent men.
- Matthew 2:3When Herod the king heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 26:4and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So do not go on passing judgment before the appointed time, but wait until the Lord comes, for He will both bring to light the [secret] things that are hidden in darkness and disclose the motives of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2But we have renounced the disgraceful things hidden because of shame; not walking in trickery or adulterating the word of God, but by stating the truth [openly and plainly], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:5
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 Thoughts are not free; they are under the Divine knowledge, therefore under the Divine command. It is a man's shame to act with deceit, with trick and design.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. thoughts--or, "purposes." are right--literally, "are judgment," that is, true decisions. counsels--(Compare Pr 11:14). deceit--contrary to truth and honesty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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