Proverbs 12:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.”
Proverbs 12:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 12:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 12:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 12:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.”
Proverbs 12:5 — World English Bible
Proverbs 12:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The thoughts of the righteous are just; Butthe counsels of the wicked are deceit.”
Proverbs 12:5 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 12:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The thoughts of the righteous <FI>are<Fi> justice, The counsels of the wicked--deceit.”
Proverbs 12:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 12:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.”
Proverbs 12:5 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 12:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The thoughtes of the iust are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitfull.”
Proverbs 12:5 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 12:5 in Context — Proverbs 12
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
What Does Proverbs 12:5 Mean?
Proverbs 12:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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