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Proverbs 12:5

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12:5The plans12 of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.13

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Proverbs 12:5: The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Footnotes

  1. 12 Heb “thoughts.” This term refers not just to random thoughts, however, but to what is planned or devised.
  2. 13 The plans of good people are directed toward what is right. Advice from the wicked, however, is deceitful and can only lead to trouble.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The thoughts of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The plans of the righteous are just,

but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The thoughts of the righteous are just,

but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.

NLTNew Living Translation

The plans of the godly are just;

the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The thoughts of the righteous are just;

the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

KJV 1900King James Version

The thoughts of the righteous are right:

But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.