Proverbs 12:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 12:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

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KJV

King James Version

The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

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WEB

World English Bible

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 12

³ A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

⁴ A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

⁵ The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

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